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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALL'S MIRE BURN | Mall's Mire Burn Mall's Mire Burn Mall's Mire Burn Maul's Myre |
Estate Map J. Allen , Factor W.C.Wallace, Bearlands Ure's History of Rutherglen |
010.03 | This burn rises from high grounds about 1/4/ mile from the farm of Clingart, in Cathkin Parish. It enters this parish about 20 xchains west of the farm of Westmuir, & forms the Parish Boundary until it enters the birn called "Polmadie," Thereis a tradition that the horse of Queen Mary in her flight from the Battle of Langside, lost a shoe, & stuck in the mud, or mire, at the place where a ford is shewn (010.03 -1). A horse shoe, as stated by Mr Allen, Factor, was found here twelve years ago, about 8 feet below the surface. It has not been preserved but is commonly believed to have been the shoe lost by Queen Mary's horse. |
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Header: Lanarkshire Rutherglen Parish [Page] 9"Maul's Myre signifies a low ditch or marsh , from Maul or Maol, a servant , or whateveris low or mean; and Myre or Meer , a ditch. This etymology is descriptive of Maul's Myre in the western boundary of Rutherglen." - Ure's History of Rutherglen.
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