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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEE CLEUGH | Fee Cleugh Fee Cleugh Fee Cleugh |
James Darling Priestlaw Adam Darling Priestlaw Robert Murdoch Shepherd |
020 | [Situation] About 3/8 of a mile NW [North West] from Craig Knowe A Small open Valley through which a Stream flows into Faseny Water it extends from the east base of Penshiel Hill to the Faseny Water. |
| GOWKS CLEUGH | Gowks Cleugh Gowks Cleugh Gowks Cleugh |
James Darling Priestlaw Adam Darling Priestlaw Robert Murdoch Shepherd |
020 | [Situation] East side of Priestlaw Hill A Small open Valley thro' [through] which a stream flows, extending from the S. [South] East base of Priestlaw or Priestlaw Hill to the Valley through which Killmade Burn flows. It is so called from it being a favourite resort of Gowks or Cuckoos. |
| SAUGHY GRAIN | Saughy Grain Saughy Grain Saughy Grain |
James Darling Priestlaw Adam Darling Priestlaw Robert Murdoch Shepherd |
020 | [Situation] About 5/8 of a mile S.E. [South East] from Priestlaw Hill A Small Stream on the Farm of Priestlaw, which flows in an Easterly direction into Killmade Burn. So called from a Number of Saugh bushes growing on its banks. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 18Plan 20.B. Parish of Whittingham
Fee Cleugh [note] "Fee". "Cattle. Small cattle. Sheep or goats" Jamieson's Scott: Dicty: [Scottish Dictionary]
Gowks Cleugh [note] "Gowk". "The Cuckoo. A fool." Jamieson's Scott: Dicty: [Scottish Dictionary]
Saughy Grain [note] "Grain. The branch of a river etc" Jamieson's Scott: Dicty: [Scottish Dictionary]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Trondragirl- Moderator, Nora Edwards, Douglas Montgomery
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