OS1/20/55/52 | ScotlandsPlaces

List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
BALMACLELLAN MOAT	Balmaclellan Moat Balmaclellan Moat	Revd [Reverend] William Wilson Henry Sym[i?]ngton	024	[Situation] A few chainS North of Balmaclellan An artificial Mount Situate [on] a Small eminence a Short di[stance] to the North of Balmaclellan Vi[llage] (hence the name) and on the fa[rm] of Hardlane. It is about 15 feet high and at its base about 6 feet in diameter from whic[h] it tapers to the Summit, a[nd] is Circumscribed by a narro[w] trench about 31/2 feet in depth. It is Supposed to have been ere[cted?] in early times as a place wh[?] on Courts of justice had b[een] held. -
MOAT HILL	Moat Hill Moat Hill	Revd [Reverend] William Wilson Henry Symington	024	[Situation] At the N. [North] end of Balmaclellan A Small hill on the farm o[f] Hardlane the Soil of which is arable land. On it is Balmacl[ellan] Moat hence the name. -

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[Page] 52 -- Parish of Balmaclellan
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144 Balmaclellan Moat
144 Moat Hill

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