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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARNOCK MOOR | Carnock Moor | Mr Stewart, Pr[oprietor] Mr Stewart, School[maste]r Mr Robertson Mr Hogg, Bandrum |
About 47 Chains S[outh] S[outh] E[ast] of Bandrum House | A considerable portion of Moor, chiefly heathy, with scattered Fir trees on different parts of it, the property of Mr Stewart Carnock House. |
| LAW KNOWE | Law Know | Rev[eren]d mr Gilston, Carnock John Syme Mr Stewart |
About 5 Chains N[orth] E[ast] of Carnock Village | A small eminence partially covered with Broom in the vicinity of Carnock Village on which the Barons in Feudal times were in the habit of assembling their vassals and settling their differences. |
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page 51Plan 34B Carnock Parish
Law Know. See Pyat Knowe in page 56.
"There are indeed some knows or small eminences as the knows of Luscar and the Law Know adjoining to Carnock. From the name of the last of these we may be led to believe that it was a place for assembling the vassals and de;endings round their superiors in the days of the Feudal System that differences might be decided and justice administered." Old Stat[istical] Acc[oun]t.
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