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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dourie Burn | Dourie Burn Dourie Burn Dourie Burn Dourieburn Doury Burn Dowry Burn |
John Smith Esqr (Pitgarvie) Mr John Smith (Balmain) Mr James McDonald (Fettercairn) Valuation Roll 1862-63 New Stat Act [Statistical Account] (Pages 299, 304) New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Pagees 299, 304 |
023.11 | A name which applies to an extensive Stream formed by the junction of Craigmoston Burn and Burn of Cauldcots Plan 23/3 to its junction with Luther Water Plan 23/12. See Description of Craigmoston Burn Plan 19/10 and Burn of Garrol Plan 19/6. |
| Woodside Plantation | Woodside Plantation Woodside Plantation Woodside Plantation |
John Smith Esqr (Pitgarvie) Mr John Smith (Balmain) Mr Watson (Sauchieburn) |
023.11 | A large Plantation (mostly Fir) on the Balmain Estate near Sauchieburn. Proprietor Sir Alexander Ramsay Bart [Baronet]. |
| Sauchie Burn | Sauchie Burn Sauchie Burn Sauchie Burn |
John Smith Esqr Mr Joseph Watson Mr John Smith (Balmain) |
023.11 | This name applies to a Small stream formed from Drains a little to the West of the Inn, and it known by the name from this Point to Luther Water. There are but few Willows here now. 25/3/63 |
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[Page] 13Parish of Mary Kirk
[Below entry for Dourie Burn:]
"Dur, or Dour, in all the dialects of the Celtic Signifies Water,
and it is Compounded in the names of Rivers, in Britain, in Ireland, and on the
Continent. There is also the Dour which falls into the Sea at Aberdour." - (Chalmers Page 41. Vol. [Volume] 1 Notes 24 & 25)
[Below entry for Sauchie Burn:]
"Sauchie. Abounding with Willows" (Jamieson.)
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