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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWIE'S PATH | Powie's Path | Rev [Reverend] A Laurie, East Calder John Copland, East Calder |
004 | A foot path leading from Bridgend to Pumpherston, and for which some years ago a considerable cutting was made on the north bank of the Almond Water, during which operation innumerable quantities of human bones were found and a warlike weapon in the shape of a small sword also stone coffins. The traditional accounts seem to indicate that this River formed an important pass and it was the scene of many conflicts between the Scots & Picts - Similar remains being got at Bloom park, Adam Brae, Cunnigar, indeed all along the banks of this River seems to have served as a cemetery for these unhappy victims Word "Powie" signifies a skull: [--] say it was the name of a General had fell in action - This name also has another signification it is - the word "pow" being applied to streams. |
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[Page] 57P [Plan] 4D List of Names collected by JE Darnan RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
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