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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOG BRIDGE | Bog Bridge Bog Bridge Bog Bridge Bog Bridge |
J. Aitken. Blackmyreknoll J. Hopkin, Surfaceman John Moor Bridgend N. [New] Monkland G. Black Esqr. Pr. [Proprietor] of Fannyside |
026 | A Small Stone Bridge (County Bridge) of one arch over the "Avon Water" on the line of Road from Cumbernauld to Slamanan & Airdrie. Twenty chains, or about that distance south of the Bridge this road joins a road running east & west which to the west goes to Airdrie, & to the East to Slamanan, hence the words "To Slamanan or Airdrie" on Trace. The name is well known. |
| AVON WATER | Avon Water Avon Water Avon Water Avon Water Avon Water Avon Water Avon Water |
New Statl. [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Estate Map J. Aitken. Blackmyreknoll G. Black Esqr. W. G. Russell Esqr. Garbethill Ho. [House] W. Russell Arns |
026 | A River which rises in New MonKland. Lanarkshire, at a place named from its head - "Avonhead" & flows eastward to the Forth. It forms the the Boundary of this Parish for a short distance, & is little better than a moss ditch is [in] size as well as the flow of water. A Common Account given in Gazetteers &c. of the head of this little river, is that it takes its rise from the Lochs of Fannyside, but this is not now correct, although. it is believed to have once had its source from these Lochs. The Name of the Water is well known in the Cumbernauld & N. [New] Monkland districts. |
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