OS1/20/55/84

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
EWANSTOWN MOOR Ewanstown Moor
Ewanstown Moor
Ewanston Moor
EwingStoun Ewenstown
George Anderson
Anthony McKie
Ainslies Map 1796
Val: [Valuation] Roll (1819) p. [page] 7
Ant [Ancient] Val: [Valuation] Roll (1819) p [page] 8
024 [Situation] About 11/2 miles S. E. [South East] b. [by] East of Balmaclellan
A large tract of moorland on the farm of Ewanstown hence the name. -
PEAT HILL Peat Hill
Peat Hill
George Anderson
Anthony McKie
024 [Situation] About 15/8 miles S. E. [South East] by East of Balmaclellan
A Small hill on the farm of Ewansto[wn] the Soil of which is arable land On its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Stat ion Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Bartaggart"
STEP HILL Step Hill
Step Hill
Anthony McKie
George Anderson
024 [Situation] About 13/4 mileS S. [South] East Balmaclellan
A Small hill on the farm of Corse the Soil of which is arable land It is Situate Close to the South Side of Corse Burn. a cross which Burn were formerly Steping Stones for the convenience of foot travellers nea[r] to the base of this hill hence the Name. -

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187 Step Hill
188 Ewanstown Moor
179 Peat Hill

Transcriber's notes

Letters are lost in the gutter binding of the Peat Hill and Step Hill entries

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Molly Miller

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