OS1/15/16/63
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLEDYKES | Castledykes | George Affleck Bilsdean William Gordon Bilsdean David Blackhall Bilsdean |
012 | The remains of ancient fortifications situate a little to the E [East] of Bilsdean, they might at one time have been joined together but it has not been so within the memory of any person living there is no tradition in locality about who erected them my informant a very intelligent person saw some stone coffins dug out from it Some years ago |
| CLAY KNOWE | Clay Knowe | George Affleck Bilsdean William Gordon Bilsdean David Blackhall Bilsdean |
012 | A small eminence planted with trees within Dunglass domain it takes its name from the clayie nature of the Soil |
| BROOM WEIRDS | Broom Weirds | George Affleck Bilsdean William Gordon Bilsdean David Blackhall Bilsdean |
012 | An arable field situate within Dunglass Domain |
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[Page] 63List of Names collected by D. Mason 2nd Corpl. RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners] -- Plan 12D Trace 3
Parish of Oldhamstocks
Received name -- Object
Castledykes - Remains of Fortifications
Clay Knowe - an enimence
Broom Weirds - Field
[Signed] D. Mason
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