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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BELD KNOWE | Beld Knowe, Bald Know. | James Hope, John Wilson Esqr., Estate Plan (Eldershaw). | 053 | A prominent hill over which the boundary between the Cos. Dumfries and Lanark passes. |
BLACK BURN | Black Nurn | James Hope, Robert Baird, John Wilson Esqr., Estate Plan (Eldershaw), Co. Map (Forest's). | 053 | This name applies to a large burn from "Upper Sweetshaw" to "Daer Water", from Upper Sweetshaw to its source the continuation of the ... burn is called "White Burn", both names are well known. |
FERNY CRAIG | Ferny Craig, Thermy Craig. | James Hope, John Wilson Esqr., Estate Plan (Eldershaw). | 053 | A name given to a rocky brow on the north side of "Beld Knowe", both these names are well known by the people in the neighbourhood. |
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