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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRNY GILL | Birny Gill Birny Gill Birny Gill |
William Carruthers Farmer William Johnstone Shepherd William Laidlaw Shepherd |
025 | [Situation] From about 35 Chains N.W. [North West] from Black Hill extending S.E. by E, [South East by East] to Wamphray Water. A glen with a small stream flowing through it, having its source betwixt Black Hill and Ruegill Hill it falls into Wamphray Water at Braefield. Birny from Scorched heath not from Barny a Man's name, unknown in Scotland (except a Hibernian) |
| DEAD GRAIN | Dead Grain Dead Grain Dead Grain |
William Carruthers Farmer William Johnstone Shepherd William Laidlaw Shepherd |
025 | [Situation] At the N.W. [North West] base of Black Hill A streamlet rising on the West side of Black Hill, it falls into Barny Gill |
| REDSCAR BURN | Red Scar Burn Red Scar Burn Red Scar Burn |
William Carruthers Farmer William Johnstone Shepherd William Laidlaw Shepherd |
025 | [Situation] On the N.W. [North West] side of Black Hill - A streamlet having its source on the N. [North] side of Black Hill, it falls into Barny Gill. |
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[Page] 49 -- Parish of Wamphray -- 25.2 Trace 5Birny - having a rough or stunted pasture - Dr [Doctor] Jamiesons Dictionary
[Signed] Charles J Fearnside
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