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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THREEPWOOD MOSS | Thripwood Moss Thripwood Moss Thripwood Moss Thripwood Moss Thripwood Moss Thripwood Moss Threepwood Threepwood Threepwood |
Duke of Hamilton's Est [Estate] Map [Duke of Hamilton's] Factor, D. Gairdner Esq [Duke of Hamilton's] Game Keeper, Mr Dykes, Dalserf James Hutchinson Esq, Woodside, Dalserf John Frame, Lesmahagow. Occupier of house at Thripwood Farmer's Carts Lease of Farm Rent Receipts Forrest's Co. [County] Map |
024.07 | A small tract of moss which, together with the name, extends beyond the Parish By. [Boundary] to Dalserf Ph [Parish] and is very well known in both. Three considerable Proprietors come upon this moss - The Duke of Hamilton, Captain McNeil Hamilton of Raploch, & the heirs of the Douglas family. It seems to be spelt by the Agent of the latter Ps [Proprietors ?] as "Threepwood", and by the Duke of Hamilton's Agents by the more popular mode "Thripwood". The Douglasses are the largest Proprs [Proprietors] on the moss (See authorities for Farm name in Lesmahagow Ph [Parish]) |
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83 [right corner of header]Co. [County] Lanark Lesmahagow Parish [in header]
XXXIV [24] of Trace 3 [Situation]
Threep, or Threeple, Signifying Threefold, or tripled - Jamieson.
It is supposed that this name is derived from the above root as the moss is in the possession of Three proprietors. RH
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