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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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RACK MOSS | Rack Moss Rack Moss Rack Moss |
Property Plan Harry Young Esq. Mr William Reid |
029 | [Situation] About 60 chains W.S.W. [West South West] of Dumglow ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] A small patch of Mossland on Georgeton District |
WINDY GATE | Windy Gate Windy Gate Windy Gate |
Property Plan Harry Young Esq. Mr William Reid. |
029 | [Situation] About 15 chains W [West] of Dumglow ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] A sort of gap or pass between Dumglow and Georgeton Hills in the Cleish Range. |
DUMGLOW | Dumglow Dumglow Dumglow Dumgow Dumglow Dumglow Drumglow |
Property Plan. Harry Young. Mr William Reid. Mr D. Telfer. Mr Robertson Saline. New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
029 | [Situation] About 85 Chains S.E by E [South East by East] of Hardistown. A high and very bold feature on the range called Cleish Hills, on the north of Black Loch. It's Western end is very Steep and precipitous. It is such a prominent feature I think it might be written in Roman Print altho' [Although] it contains no Minor Feature. |
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[Page] 25Plan 29B Cleish Parish.
[Note:] "Rack - Couch grass. Jameson"
[Note:] "Upon several of the hills there are the remains of forts
which appear to have been constructed with a great deal of labour.
They are supposed to have been the work of the Romans and to have formed
part of a chain of posts running from east to west intended to defend their con-
quests against the incursions of the people from the north the most remarkable
of these is on the top of Dumglow." Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account]
[Note] "Traces of an ancient
Fort or Camp are to be
found on the top of Dumglow
the highest hill in the parish." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
[Notes - Dumglow] (large Stump) Changed to Roman Print in reply to a remark from the office o,m,o [Ordnance Map Office]
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