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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL CRAIG | Bell Craig Bell Craig Bell- Craig Bell-Craig |
Robert Falkner (Folds) John Pagan (Breckonside) Thomas Barrie(Poldean) Charles Stewart Esq [Esquire] Statistical Account of the Parish |
024 | A rock of great height situated about a mile to the north of Poldean. Where its face, struggling through wood, towers bold and bare, It is --- with lichen, and more picturesque -- could truly be conceived than this hoary ---. |
| BELLCRAIG LINN | Bellcraig Linn Bellcraig Linn Bellcraig Linn Bellcraig Linn |
Robert Falkner (Folds) John Pagan (Breckonside) Thomas Barrie (Poldean) Charles Stewart Esq [Esquire] Hillside Statistical Account of the Parish |
023; 024 | A rugged glen where the torrent runs down a craggy declivity of great height, the rocks are so fearful excavated as tho shoot overhead - a horizontal position, threatening an instant fall, and apparently upheld by nothing but the ha of manipotence' |
| BELLCRAIG WOOD | Bellcraig Wood Bellcraig Wood Bellcraig Wood |
Robert Falkner (Folds) John Pagan (Breckonside) Thomas Barrie (Poldean) Charles Stewart Esq [Esquire] Hillside |
023; 024 | An extensive wood situated at the side of the farm of Poldean. It consists of oak ash and fir. |
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30 Parish of Wamphray Plan 24.4 Trace 2Bellcraig Wood situation Nearly 3/4 mile North North East from Poldean
Bellcraig Linn situation On Bellcraig Burn unable to read extreme right of page.
Belcraig situation At the East end of Bellcraig Wood unable to read extreme right of page
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M Donohue May 1857
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