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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BIRKY GRAIN Birky Grain
Birky Grain
James ParK Logan Head
William BorthicK Logan Head
044 [Situation] East Side of BirKy Grain Rig.
Is applied to a Small Stream rising out of the West Side of "Sheilgrain Rig" And running in a Northerly direction into Logan Water.
SMURING SIKE Smooring SyKe James ParK
William BorthicK
044 [Situation] 10 Chains NW [North West] of Sheil Grain. A Small Stream having its rise on the South Side of "Ewe Hill" and running in a S.E. [South East] direction into Logan Water. a considerable number of sheep having been Smothered in a snow drift Hence the name.
DRYGUTTER BRAE Drygutter Brae
Drygutter Brae
James ParK
William BorthicK
044 [Situation] About ½ Mile N.E [North East] from Sheil Grain Rig.
Applies to a hill on the farm of "Westwater." It is Covered with heathy pasture. the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. The parish boundary runs over the hill, and a trig [trigonometrical] Station Stands on its Summit.
BIRKY GRAIN RIG Birky Grain Rig
Birky Grain Rig
James ParK
William BorthwicK
044 A Small heathy ridge Situated on the west Side of Sheil Grain Rig

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"Smure", to Smother, to Choke to suppress - Jamieson's Scott. Dict. [Scottish Dictionary]

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