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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GALLOWS KNOWE | Gallows Knowe Gallows Knowe Gallows Knowe |
Estate Plan of Clova Mr. Findlay Millton Mr. Ogilvy Alton |
011 | A very slight eminence south of the footbridge at the "Millton". It was a Knoll at one time & was destroyed by the present farmer of Cadham in course of Cultivation |
WITCHES' HOW | Witches' Howe | Estate Plan of Clova Mr. Findlay Millton Mr. Ogilvy Alton |
011 | An irregular piece of rough ground north of the main road & west of Cadham farm house Mr. Lucas the tenant of Cadham states that when excavating at this spot, he found several bones. and burned sticks & that the last witch of Clova was burned there. |
MINRIE BURN | Minrie Burn | Estate Plan of Clova Mr. Findlay Millton Mr. Ogilvy Alton |
011 | A well known name applying to a small stream north of Cairn of Bairns. |
MINRIE WELL (Chalybeate) | Minrie Well (Chalybeate) | Estate Plan of Clova Mr. Findlay Millton Mr. Ogilvy Alton |
001 | About mid-way and a little east of this Burn there is a very strong Chalybeate Well, celebrated in the locality & known by the name of Minrie Well. |
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