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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIRNS MOSS | Spirns Moss Spirns Moss Spirns Moss |
Robert McMillan Peter McDowall Gilbert McClymont |
012 | [Situation] About 3/4 miles N. [North] West of Corrafeckloch farm house A large tract of Moss on the farm of Cairnderry. No information can be gleaned in the locality as to its derivation of name. |
| SPRIT STRAND | Sprit Strand Sprit Strand |
Robert McMillan Peter McDowall |
012 | [Situation] Running in a Westerly direction to its junction with Lanniewee Burn, 25 chains N.E. [North East] by East of Gunnioch (In ruins) A small stream rising on Spirns Moss and flowing in a westerly direction falls into Laniwie Burn. It derives its name from a kind of grass named Sprit growing on its edges |
| BLACKHILL | Blackhill Blackhill Blackhill |
Robert McMillan Peter McDowall Ainslies Map 1820 |
012 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 miles W. by N. [West by North] of Corrafeckloch farm house A small cothouse on the farm of Cairnderry. |
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[Page] 6Parish of Minnigaff
Form 136
Page 21 -- Spirns Moss
22 -- Sprit Strand
19 -- Blackhill
Sprit Strand
[Name] Sprit. Joint-based rush
Jamiesons Scott. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, Gerald Cummins
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