OS1/10/47/105
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACKS MOSS | Rockhall Flow Rockhall Flow Rockhall Flow Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Old Mills Moss |
Mr A Sloan Horseholm Mr Carruthers Mr McKay Racks James Gibson William Ireland William Hutchison Thomas Wells William Smith Alexander Hutchison |
[Situation] Forming the most Southerly district in this Parish A large tract of Lochar Moss so called on acct [account] of its wetness . It inclines the South extremity of the Ph. [Parish] and is on Traces 1 & 2 of this Plan. The term "flow" is understood as applying to that portion of the Moss which has not part of it cut away and is merely applied in a descriptive sense. The name "Racks Moss" is best known and includes the entire of the moss, cut out or uncut. |
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[Page] 105Parish of Torthowald Plan 56.13 Trace 2
[Signed]
N Stotherd
Capt [Captain] R. Engs. [Royal Engineers]
30th May 1856
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