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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
OLD COAL MINES [Avon Water]	Old Coal Mines Old Coal Mines Old Coal Mines	D. Gairdner, Factor Mrs Wilson, Avonbank F. Hamilton, Writer Hamilton	018.09	Two old mines on the side of the "Avon", under a freestone rock. They have been [wr]ought out upwards of thirty years ago. There is a wooden Bridge over the Avon a short distance north of them. There are several shingle beds, some boulders, & flat Rocks in the water of the Avon here. There are also some ruins of old Coal works on the other side of the Avon - North of the wooden Bridge.
THE DIVOTY	The Divoty The Divoty The Divoty	John Black Occupier D. Gairdner, Factor J. Hamilton, Writer, Hamilton	018.09	A dwelling house on the side of the wall of the High Parks - near Laigh Quarter. It is named from being originally built of Turf or Divot. The property of the Duke of Hamilton.

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"Divet, Diffat, Devit, Divot, A thin flat turf, generally of an oblong form, used for covering cottages ... Jamieson."

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