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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKCASTLE | Blackcastle | William White Esqr. Rev.[Reverend] Alexander McLean Rev. [Reverend] James Walker Mr Walter Watson Johnston's County Map dated 1816 Forrest's County Ma |
020.08 | A Farmsteading 2 stories, slated with out offices attached, property of William White Esqr. |
| GREENFIELD BURN | Greenfield Burn | Rev.[Reverend] Alexander McLean Rev. [Reverend] James Walker Mr Walter Watson |
020.08 | A large stream which rises in Edinburgh shire ,and flows in a southerly direction. after a course of about 3 miles, it joins the North Medwyn, of which it is one of the principal tributaries |
| THE KAMES | The Kames Kame Kame |
Rev.[Reverend] Alexander McLean Rev. [Reverend] James Walker Mr Walter Watson Johnston's County Map dated 1816 Forrest's County Map |
020.08 | A prominent ridge of arable ground, divided by the Greenfield burn into two unequal portions. The ridge at its highest elevation does not exceed 30 feet, and from the level nature of the surrounding ground, it forms a prominent feature. The word is very expressive of the object to which it applied. Kame in the Scottish dialect, being Synonimous with with Comb, in allusion to the fancied similarity of the ridge, to the comb of a Cock |
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