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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROB'S BOG | Rob's Bog Rob's Bog Rob's Bog Rob's Bog Rob's Bog Rabs Bog |
Samuel Paton Revd [Reverend] Charles Hope John Haddow Old Stat Act [Statistical Account] Fullartons Gazetteer Co [County] Map (Forest's) |
043 | It is stated that at one time this was an almost impassable morass, it is now drained and its appearance as a bog is fast disappearing. |
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[page] 99Lanarkshire -- Lamington and Wandel Parish
"At the foot of one of the hills in this parish, there is a place called "Rob's Bog", which in time of war with England, being covered with rushes by the Scotch, and the English taking it for safe ground and passing it on horseback at full speed perished there." (Old Stat Act [Statistical Account])
"At the foot of a hill in the same neighbourhood, there is a place called Rob's Bog, which obtained its name from the exercise of a stratagem, similar to that which assisted Bruce to achieve the victory of Bannockburn. In the time of the wars between England and Scotland, a part of the English troopers had to pass by this route, and as the bog had previously been covered with rushes by the (over
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