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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIYSIDE | Keyside Keyside Caiyside Caiyside Caiyside Caiyside |
R Trotter Esq. John Allan Whytes Hist [History] of Liberton Revd [Reverend] J Stewart Dr Begg Maitlands Hit. [History] of edinr [Edinburgh] |
006 | [Situation] About 28 Chains W. [West] from Fairmilehead Toll Bar A broad low hill part of the farm of Swanston. [It's] surface is good arable [land] a tradition in the locality [] that a Skirmish or fight took place here between the Scottish Loyalists & part of Cromwells [army] & that a general fell at this [place] whose name gave rise to that of the hill name |
| Site of CAIRNS [Swanston] | Cairns (site of) Cairns (site of) |
J. Finny W Denholm |
006 | [Situation] About ¼ of a Mile W. [West] from Fairmilehead Toll Bar At this place is visible [the] sites of two large cairns [which] were removed several years [ago] |
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[Page] 46 -- Parish of ColintonForm 136 Page 96 [Caiyside]
Form 136 Page 69 [Site of Cairns]
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