OS1/21/17/29

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
GLENBLEATH (Ruin) Glenbleath Peter Johnston Esq. Moffat.
Reverend William Gouldie. Minister Crawfordjohn Parish. Mr Robert Robb. Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Parish. Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn Parish.
046 The Ruins of a cothouse - now used foe shearing sheep in - it is the property of Peter Johnston Esq:
MARTINCLEUCH HILL Martincleugh Hill
Martincleuch Hill
Reverend William Gouldie. Minister Crawfordjohn Ph. Mr Robert Robb. Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Ph. Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn Ph.
G Irving Esq. - Newton
046 A small rough pasture hill - the property of G Irving Esq:
NETHER WHITECLEUCH Nether Whitecleuch
Nether Whitecleugh
G Irving Esq. - Newton
Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn Ph.
Mr Robert Robb: Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Ph.
Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn Ph.
046 A Farm steading one storey. slated and in good repair it has cothouses and outhouses attached. and is the property of G Irving Esq:
NETHER WHITECLEUCH BURN Nether Whitecleuch Burn
Nether Whitecleugh Burn
G Irving Esq: - Newton
Reverend William Gouldie. Minister Crawfordjohn Parish. Mr Robert Robb. Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Parish. Mr James Watson Merchant. Crawfordjohn Parish.
046 A small stream which flows past Nether Whietcleugh Farm. and joins the Crawk Water after a course of 70 chains
SLOUGH HILL Slough Hill Peter Johnston Esq. Moffat.
Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn Ph.
Mr Robert Robb. Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Ph.
Mr james Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn Ph.
046 A second class Rough and Heathy Pasture Hill lying partly in Dumfries and Lanarkshire. the latter portion is the property of P Johnston Esq:
WHITESIDE HILL Whiteside Hill Reverend William Gouldie. Minister Crawfordjohn Ph. Mr Robert Robb. Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Ph. Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn Ph. 046 A medium sized Rough Pasture hill lying partly in Dumfries. & Lanarkshire the latter portion is the property of G Irving Esq:
WINDY DOD Windy Dod Reverend William Gouldie. Minister Crawfordjohn Ph. Mr Robert Robb. Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Ph. Mr James Watson Merchant Crawfordjohn Ph. 046 A prominent Rough Pasture Hill the property of G Irving and Peter Johnston Esqrs.

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[Name as written on plan - Nether Whitecleuch] As per Colonel Cameron's order
[Name as written on plan - Martincleuch Hill] As per Colonel Cameron's order
[Name as written on plan - Nether Whitecleuch Burn] as per Colonel Cameron's order
[Situation of Nether Whitecleuch] West of Martincleugh Hill on Sheet 46
[Situation of Martincleuch Hill] West of Windy Dod on Sheet 46
[Situation of Whiteside Hill] South West of Nether Whitecleugh on Sheet 46
[Situation of Windy Dod] West of Snar Water on Sheet 46
[Situation of Glenbleath] N.W. of Windy Dod on Sheet 46
[Situation of Nether Whitecleuch Burn] Between Whiteside Hill and Martincleugh Hill on sheet 46
[Situation of Slough Hill] West of Snar Water on Sheet 46
[Modes of spelling - Slough Hill] (Slough Hill is the correct orthography) (Sheet 3 of Dumfriesshire)

Transcriber's notes

The mode of spelling 'Nether Whitecleuch' has the authority of G Irving while ' Nether Whitecleugh' has the authority of the others.
The mode of spelling ' Martincleuch Hill' has the authority of G Irving while 'Martincleugh Hill' has the authority of the others.
For Nether Whitecleuch Burn, the original other mode of spelling was 'Martincleuch Burn' and 'Martincleugh Burn' but this has been crossed out and replaced with 'Nether Whitecleuch Burn' and 'Nether Whitecleugh Burn' and a note 'this was a mistake of the examiner' inserted
For Slough Hill there was a note 'Referred to the field but the examiner could get no authorities for writing it Slough Hill, neither could he alter the character of the wording both of which differ with the common plan' but this note has been crossed out

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