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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMON KIST | Common Chest Common Chest Common Kist Common Kist Common Kist Common Kist |
Walter Smith Poor Law Inspector Mr. Galloway Collector of Poor Rates Mr. Murray, Factor to Mrs. Ewing Plan of Dumbarton Muir Burgh Charter of 1609. Estate Plan of Blairquhomrie & Merkins. |
018 | This name applies to an angle of the parish boundary, and where 3 lairds lands meet. |
| MURROCH BURN | Murroch Burn Murroch Burn |
Mr. Murray Factor Walter Smith |
018 | A considerable stream or burn having its rise in "Dumbarton Muir"and running in a westerly direction to its influx with the "River Leven" |
| HILL OF STANDING STONES | Hill of Standing Stones Hill of Standing Stones Hill of Standing Stones "Hill where the Standand Stanes are fixed" "The Standin' Stanes" |
Mr. Murray, Factor Plan of Dumbarton Muir Estate Plan of Blairquhomrie & Merkins- Burgh Charter 1609, Arbiters Award of 1838. |
018 | A small eminence on the summit of which are many large loose Stones marking the Boundary point. |
| LANG DYKE | Lang dyke or Cairn Lang Dyke or Cairn Red Brae and Lang Dyke or Cairn |
Mr. Murray Factor Walter Smith Plan of Dumbarton Muir |
018 | A long elevated ridge the surface of which is Rocky H. [Heathy] Pasture. It is an outcrop or dike |
Continued entries/extra info
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[In authorities for Common Kist:]
Burgh Charter of 1609 wherein this point of the Moor is described as "The Auld Monument of
Stone called the Common Kist" - It
is still on the ground
JB Major
[Below entry for Hill of Standing Stones:]
It is manifest from The Old Charters of Alexander II. 1221. and James in 1609. that these were ancient Standing Stones
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, eAndrew McEwan
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