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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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PORTKIL COTTAGE | Portkil Cottage | Lorn Campbell Esqr. | 016 | A neat cottage near Portkil unoccupied at present. |
GALLOW HILL | Gallow Hill Gallow Hill Gallow Hill |
Lorn Campbell Esqr. Mr. King Mr. Harrower Forester |
016 | A Hill of considerable elevation east from Portkil In the locality it is believed that a Gallows formerly stood on its summit on which some person was hung, hence the origin of the name. |
GALLOWHILL PLANTATION | Gallowhill Plantation Gallowhill Plantation Gallowhill Plantation |
Lorn Campbell Esqr. Mr. King Mr. Harrower |
016 | A large plantation of mixed wood on the slopes of the Gallow Hill. |
FOUNTAINHEAD | Fountainhead | Lorn Campbell Esqr. | 016 | A small circular building in Gallowhill Plantn. [Plantation] over a spring from which Rosneath House is supplied with water. |
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