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OS1/21/17/37

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BUGHT HILL Bught Hill Reverend William Gouldie Crawfordjohn Mr R. Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn
Mr R. Forsyth. Sherriffcleugh
045 A medium sized Heathy Pasture Hill lying partly in Dumfries and Lanark shires it is the property of the Duke of Buccleuch
EWE HILL Ewe Hill T.R. Scott Esq: Factor to the Earl of Home Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn Mr Robert Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn 045 A medium sized Heathy Pasture Hill the property of the Earl of Home.
FINGLAND RIG Fingland Rig Reverend William Gouldie Crawfordjohn Mr R. Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn Mr R. Forsyth. Sherriffcleugh 045 A small Hill lying partly in Lanark and Dumfriess shires. it consists of Heathy Pasture and is the property of the Duke of Buccleuch.
HUMBIE'S HILL Humbie's Hill T.R. Scott Esq: Factor to the Earl of Home Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn Mr Robert Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn 045 A small Hill adjoining to Ewe Hill it consists of Heathy Pasture and is the property of the Earl of Home.
ROMAN CAMP (Site of) [Sheriffcleuch] Roman camp (site of) T.R. Scott Esq: Factor to the Earl of Home Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn Mr Robert Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn 045 The site of a Roman Camp or Station which is still easily traced - it consists of a low embankment about ½foot high and about 1 chain square. some tears back there were "found the blade of a sword thought to be Roman - and a seal finely cut with the Head of one of the Emperors." - the former is in the possession of Lord Belhaven and T.R. Scott Esq. has the latter.
SHERIFFCLEUCH Sherriffcleugh T.R. Scott Esq: Factor to the Earl of Home Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn Mr Robert Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn 045 A cothouse - one storey, thatched and in indifferent repair. it has a small garden and out houses attached and is the property of the Earl of Home.
SHERIFFCLEUCH BURN Sherriffcleugh Burn T.R. Scott Esq: Factor to the Earl of Home Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn Mr Robert Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn 045 A stream which rises in the N. of Bught Hill, and after flowing in a N.E. direction for about 120 chains joins Duneaton Water at Sherriffcleugh.
WETSHAW BURN Wetshaw Burn T.R. Scott Esq: Factor to the Earl of Home
Reverend William Gouldie Minister Crawfordjohn
Mr Robert Robb Schoolmaster Crawfordjohn
Mr James Watson. Merchant Crawfordjohn
045 a small stream which flows in a N.E. direction for about 40 chains and joins the Duneaton Water 25 chains S.E. of Slimmingford

Continued entries/extra info

[List of names Sherriffcleuch] as per Colonel Cameron's order
[List of names Sherriffcleuch Burn] as per Colonel Cameron's order
[Situation Wetshaw Burn] Between Slimmingford Rig and Humbie's Hill on Sheet 45
[Situation of Ewe Hill] South of Humbie's hill on Sheet 45
[Situation of Humbie's Hill]Between Ewe Hill and Duneaton Water. on Sheet 45
[Situation of Fingland Rig]East of Bught hill on Sheet 45
[Situation of Sherriffcleuch]At the confluence of Sherriffcleugh Burn with Duneaton Water on Sheet 45
[Situation of Roman Camp]24 chains South West from Sherriffcleugh. on Sheet 45
[Situation of Sherriffcleugh Burn]Between Ewe Hill and Fingland Rig. on Sheet 45
[Situation of Bught Hill]South from the source of Sherriffcleugh Burn on Sheet 45

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The entry for Rough Flow has been crossed out. This entry is the same as Rough Flow Moss on page 61.

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