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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
JOHNSTON'S MILL Johnston's Mill Johnston's Mill Johnston's Mill Johnston's Mill John Scott Dumbarnie James Sime Drumeldry James Hardie Strathairly County Map (Johnstons) 025 A small but neatly built dwelling house with office houses all in good attached to it is a garden and about two acres of ground it is a feu the property of George Smith _ near it there was formerly a corn mill belonging to a man named Johnston hence the name_ no trace of this last now remains.
NANNIE'S KNOWE Nanny's Knowe Nanny's Knowe Nanny's Knowe A Robb Dumbarnie James Sime Drumeldry James Hardie Strathairly 025 A Small circular hill on the farm of Dumbarnie. its surface consists of rough pasture and on its summit is a Trignl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig [Trigonometrical] Party Nannie's Knowe. a woman of this name was found some years ago. drowned within the Tide Mark of the Firth of Forth a short few yards from this. hence the name.

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