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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKFORD HILL | Blackford Hill | Thomas Torrance Meadowhead Dr. [Doctor] Begg Alnwick hill | 006 | A celebrated and romantic hill situated North of the Braid hills and is the first eminence South of Edinburgh; it is bounded on the west and South by lofty precipices while on the East it is of a gradual incline. Sir Walter Scott mentions it in some of his story as - Marmion from the Crown "Of Blackford saw that Martial Scene "Upon the bent so brown: "Thousand Parillious as White as Snow "Spread all the Borough Muir below" This is relative to King James the 4th encampment previous to the field of Flodden |
| TOWER COTTAGE | Tower Cottage | Thomas Torrance Meadowhead Dr.[Doctor] Begg Alnwick Hill | 006 | A small old fashioned Cottage in good repair tenanted by Mr. Williamson The property of Little Gilmour Inch. |
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