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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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FIVE WELLS | Five Wells | James Hope, Archibald Hogg, James Milligan, William Maxwell Esqr. | 055 | A name given to five distinct springs at the N.W. side of "Gana Hill" there is a considerable flow of pure water from them but for want of drains it spreads and sinks into the spongy soil on Thick Cleuch. |
GANA SHANK | Gana Shank | James Hope, Archibald Hogg, James Milligan, William Maxwell Esqr. | 055 | A shoulder of the "Gana Hill" (N.E. side). It is well known by the name and the boundary between the Cos. of Dumfries and Lanark passes over it. |
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