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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIG OF BURNFOOT | Burnfoot Rig Burnfoot Rig Rig of Burnfoot Rig of Burnfoot Rig of Burnfoot Low Rig of Burnfoot |
John Ferguson Ainsley's Map revd. [revised] 1819 John Brown Esqr Samuel McLelland Esqr John Denniston Gatehouse Map of Property |
037 | [Situation] About 3/4 mile N. [North] of Burnfoot (in ruins). A considerable hill on the farm of Culreoach the surface of which is heathy pasture. On it is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl [Trigonometrical] Party "Kilbroach moor" It is on the old farm called Burnfoot (hence its name) but now in Culreoach. |
| LOCH LANE | Loch Lane Loch Lane Loch Lane |
John Ferguson John Denniston Gatehouse Samuel McLelland Esqr. Gatehouse |
037 | [Situation] Running in a northerly direction passing near the East side of Craigs of Burnfoot. A Streamlet gathering near the North Western end of the Moss called Flesh Market, on the farm of Culreoch & running into Loch Skerrow, from which it takes its name. [Some] portions of this Burn the water is almost stagnant which Accounts for the appellation, Lane instead of Burn. |
| OAK CLINTS | Oak Clints Oak Clints Oak Clints |
John Ferguson John Brown John Denniston |
030 | [Situation] 1 1/2 miles NNE [North North East] of Burnfoot (in ruins). A rocky precipice at the base of the Craigs of Burn foot, on which an Ancient Oak tree grows, hence its name. - |
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Parish of Girthon -- [page] 5[Form 136]
Page [23] - Rig of Burnfoot
Page [24] - Loch Lane
Page [21] - Oak Clints
[Note] Lane, A brook, of which the motion is so
slow as to be Scarcely perceptible &c.
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
[Note] Clint. A hard or flinty rock &c.
clints, (pl.) []plural] the Shelves at the Side of a river
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
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Chr1smac -Moderator, raschdorff
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