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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALDERGLEN | Calderglen Calderglen Calderglen |
James Young Tenant Andrew Aikenhead High Murray William Leggat Birniehill |
017.05 | A farmhouse situated near the Calder on the property of Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood Castle. James Young is occupant. |
| THE BLACK LINN | The Black Linn The Black Linn The Black Linn |
James Young Calderglen Andrew Aikenhead High Murray William Leggat Burniehill |
017.05 | This is a deep pool of water formed by a fall on the Calder near the farm now called Calderglen. The word Linn is gaelic a signifies a pool. |
| THE TROUGH LINN | The Trough Linn The Trough Linn The Trough Linn |
James Young Calderglen Andrew Aikenhead High Murray William Leggat Birniehill |
017.05 | This is a pool on the Calder smaller than The Black Linn and about 9 chains south of it. The fall by which it is formed is not so high as that which forms the Black Linn. |
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[page] 82County of Lanark -- Parish of East Kilbride
"This was formerly called Mauchinhole" - Origines Parochiales Scotiae [Written under Calderglen]
" Lin, Linn, Lynn, A cataract, a waterfall"
" The pool into which water falls over a precipice"
The face of a precipice," Jamieson
" Lin, Linn, To cease," Jamieson [ written after the Trough Linn names]
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