OS1/21/17/12

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
STRAND Strand T.R. Scott Esq. Factor to the Earl of Home
Rev [Reverend] William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn
Mr Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn
Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn
042.12 The name applies to Three Dwelling houses. all one storey slated and in tolerable repair there is a small garden attached it is the property of the Earl of Home
THIRSTONE Thirstone T.R. Scott Esq. Factor to the Earl of Home
Rev [Reverend] William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn
Mr Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn
Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn
042.11 A Dwelling house. one storey slated. and in good repair having an outhouse and a small garden attached. it is the property of the Earl of Home
THIRSTONE QUARRY Thirstone Quarry T.R. Scott Esq. Factor to the Earl of Home
Rev [Reverend] William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn
Mr Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn
Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn
042.11 A Quarry in which a soft kind of Whinstone is found
WHITE RIG White Rig T.R. Scott Esq. Factor to the Earl of Home
Rev [Reverend] William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn
Mr Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn
Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn
042.12 A small sized Heathy Pasture Hill. the property of the Earl of Home.
WILDSHAW BURN Wildshaw Burn T.R. Scott Esq. Factor to the Earl of Home
Rev [Reverend] William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn
Mr Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn
Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn
Mr A Colthart
042.07 A small stream which rises near the Northern Boundary of the Parish and flows in a Southerly direction for about 55 chains when it spreads in a moss, it afterwards collects from the surface water of the moss and joins Black Burn about 10 chains W. of the junction of West Thristing Burn with Black Burn.

Continued entries/extra info

[Wildshaw Burn] On referring this name the Clergyman and Schoolmaster state that the examiner made a mistake in writing the name Whiteshaw Burn it should have been Wildshaw Burn as written by the examiner on the trace originally
[Situation of Wildshaw Burn] About 40 chains S.E. of New Stables. 42.7
[Situation of Thirstone] About 60 chains N. of Blackburn. on Sheet 42.11
[Situation of Thirstone Quarry] Adjacent to Thristing on Sheet 42.11
[Situation of Strand] About 50 chains S.W. of Netherton. on Sheet 42.12
[Situation of White Rig] About 40 chains East of Thristing on Sheet 42.12

Transcriber's notes

The note ' on referring this name...' is written in the same hand as the written name of the authority Mr A Colthart.
The original entries on the List of names and Various modes of spelling was Whiteshaw Burn. This has been changed to Wildshaw Burn
[Thirstone]The original entry in the Various modes of spelling was Thristing. This has been changed to Thirstone with the note 'altered on reference to authorities'
[Thirstone Quarry]The original entry in the Various modes of spelling was Thristing Quarry. This has been changed to Thirstone Quarry with the note 'altered on reference to authorities'

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