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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CHURCH Seats for 1200 | Church Church |
Mr. Davidson Grocer and Beadle Mr. Galloway Collector of Poor rates |
018 | A large and handsome edifice being the Parish church in interior of which is well fitted up with pews gallery &c. sufficiently for 1200 sitters. Surrounding it is a large Grave Yard. |
OLD ASH TREE (remaining) | Old Ash Tree (remains of) Old Ash Tree (remains of) |
Turnbull Esqr Bonhill Place Mr. Galloway |
018 | Part of the trunk or the remains of an old ash tree, it is enclosed by an iron railing and from it Alexander Smollet late M.P. [Member of Parliament] has his crest. It is supposed to be about 600 years old and when it was entire it measured about 30 feet in circumference. There is now only about ¼ of the trunk remaining and a few scrunted branches |
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