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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIERY CRAIGS | Kiery Craigs Kiery Craigs Kiery Craigs Kiery Craigs Kierie Craigs Keiry Craigs |
Andrew Douie Esqr. Map of estate Mr. Terrace (Coal Manager) Blairadam Book Part 2 Page 62 Waverley Novels Vol 21 Page 243 New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
030 | [situation] ¾ Mile N.W. by W. [North West by West] of Kelty. Bold steep Rocks in the Glen of Blairadam close to the south side of Kelty Burn. The Author of Waverley in the Abbot has immortalised these rocks "A romantic dell well known by the name of Keirie Craigs" and when speaking of a long established Custom he says "Attractions of a kind Very different from those which arrest the progress of John Auchtermuchty and his Wains Still Continue to hover round the romantic spot, and none has ever visited its vicinity without a desire to remain long and to return Some day. |
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[page] 22Note: Kiery Craigs -- "A most romantic Spot
mentioned in "The Abbot" as
the House of John Auchtermuchty,
the Carrier." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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