OS1/10/47/98
| 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 Oldmills Moss |
Revd. [Reverend] A B Murray Mr William Paterson Brocklehurst Mr Peter Hutchinson Racks James Gibson William Ireland William Hutchison Thomas Wells William Smith Alexander Hutchison |
056 | [Situation] At Sn. [Southern] extremity of this Parish. A large tract of Lochar Moss extending through this Plan. Sir Alexander Grierson Bart. [Baronet] is the present Proprietor The term flow as applied to different divisions of Lochar Moss is well Known and often repeated - It embraces the whole of the Southern extremity of the Parish, exclusive of Strips & Patches of Meadow & Reclaimed Moss which encompasses it on the East and West &c. "Flow" is the term applied to that part of the moss form which no peat has been cut but more particularly to the surface peat, which is inferior to that lower down. |
| LOCHAR MOSS | Lochar Moss Lochar Moss Lochar Moss |
[Revd. [Reverend] A B Murray Blacks County Map Gazetteer of Great Britain Gazetteer of Scotland |
049; 050; 056 | [Situation] On W. [West] and Sn [Southern] Sides of this Parish. A large tract of Bog (alias a Moss) from which the adjoining Districts are supplied with peats. All of it on this Plan is the Property of Sir Alexander Grierson. |
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[Signed] M Donohue
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