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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LONG KNOWE | Long Knowe Long Knowe |
C. Laggart William Hunter |
[Situation] 1/8 Miles W. by N. [West by North] of Blackmark. An Eminence of a ridge like Shape on the farm of Upper Smeaton, its surface consists of rocky pastures. |
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SMEATON BRIDGE | Smeaton Bridge Smeaton Bridge Smeaton Bridge Smeaton Bridge |
William Rowan William Dickson James Sloan Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Kirkt. 1845 |
[Situation] 1 1/4 Miles W. [West] of Blackmark. A good substantial built bridge of one arch crossing the Water of Ken on the road leading from Carsphairn to Minnihive. It is a County bridge. |
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SMEATON WELL | Smeaton Well Smeaton Well |
W. Hunter W. Roan |
[Situation] 1 1/4 Miles W. [West] of Blackmark. A pool in the Water of Ken, near to Nether Smeaton farm house, it has this name in consequence of its supplying the above farm house with water. |
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[Page 4]Parish of Carsphairn
Form 136 Page 36, 37, 40
Smeaton from the Anglo Saxon perhaps Smiths ton i.e the Smiths dwelling
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