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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALACHLAW | R Trotter Esq Mortonhall John Allan Broomhill |
006 | An arable hill situate on the farm of Morton Mains from its summit the eye embraces an extensive view to the south, while on the north it is intercepted by the Braid Hills. To the base of which it forms a gentle decline, it was well adapted for the scenes of past days and it was principally on this side that the greatest body of Cromwells forces were encamped in 1650,though nothing remains to mark the exact spot, still tradition gives it the Galachlaw being the principal part of the Cautonment it is a common tale also, that this hill was the scene of executions during Cromwells stay which gave rise to the name Gallows Law but this is rather too fictitious and modern to be relied on though it is pronounced at the present day the same, the proper derivation is of Gaelic origin according to the most enlightened authorities. |
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