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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESSMENNAN LAKE | Pressmennan Lake | Mr. Charles Amos Pressmennan Thomas B. Sydserff Esq Ruchlaw |
011 | A delightful Sheet of Water about 1 1/2 Miles long and between 3 & 4 chains wide. Surrounded by woods on each side, about the year 1819, the late Mr. Nesbit Conceived the idea of Catching the several rivulets from the surrounding hills and daming them up in this Valley and is which he was highly successful, the Lake is on an average, about 15 feet deep, and abounds with fine trout, Carp, and perch. Mrs. Ferguson of Beil is the owner - |
| PRESSMENNAN WOOD | Pressmannan Wood | Mr. Charles Amos Pressmennan Thomas B. Sydserff Esq Ruchlaw |
011 | A Very extensive Wood chiefly of full grown trees on each Side of Pressmennan lake, it is Chiefly Composed of Oak, Birch and fir, there are Several Miles of footpaths and Cartways through it, And is the property of Mrs. N. H. Ferguson of Beil |
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[Page] 82 -- List of Names collected by James McAnultyPlan 11C Trace 2
[Parish] Stenton
[signed] James McAnulty
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