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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| DUMBUCK (Continued) | Dumbuck (continued | 022 | [continued from page 27] Tradition says that it was on this hill Wallace planned & watched his opportunity for attacking & capturing Dumbarton Castle. |
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| WALLACE'S CAVE | Wallace's Cave Wallace's Cave |
Mr Geils of Dumbuck Mr. Blackstop |
022 | The place pointed out as his & his men's hiding place, which is called "Wallace's Cave" upon the authorities opposite, is a wooded hollow on the top between a small ledge of rock & the main or steep rock falling to the road below. The hollow would easily conceal one or two hundred men & commands Dumbarton Castle too. |
| RHYMER'S CAVE | Rhymers Cave | Mr Geils of Dumbuck Mr. Blackstop |
022 | At the bottom of the precipice on the west, there is a projecting portion forming a covering or cave beneath called the "Rhymer's Cave" which is said to have been a fav[ourite] resort of Thomas the Rhymer & prophesier of Eichyldoun. This is adopted upon the same authorities as given for Wallace's Cave & both names are well known. |
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[Page] 28Co [County] Dumbarton -- Old Kilpatrick Parish
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