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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORDEL MAINS | W Jonathon [Jno] Ainslie Fordal Mains Jonathon [Jno] Paiton Edgehead Cottage |
007 | A large and well built farm house with office houses all in good repair attached to it is a farm of ground the property of North Dalrymple Esqr - on a small hill on this farm is a Triangulation {Trignl] Station called by Triangulation [Trig] Party "Fordalmains" | |
| BLACKDUB | W Jonathon [Jno] Ainslie Fordal Mains Jonathon [Jno] Paiton Edgehead Cottage |
007 | A large farm house with office houses all in bad repair attached to it is a farm of ground the property of North Dalrymple Esqr. East of the farm house is a Triangulation [Trig] Station called by Triangulation [Trig] Party "Blackdubb" | |
| SALTERS ROAD | W Jonathon [Jno] Ainslie Fordal Mains Jonathon [Jno] Paiton Edgehead Cottage |
007 | A piece of old road on the farm of Blackdub, it is said to have formerly led inland from Preston Pans through the farm of Cousland & Blackdub and was a favourite route for the conveyance of salt from the salt works at Preston Pans hence the name. |
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Plan -- Trace -Received Name -- Object -- Description -- Parish -- Name -- Address
7.D -- 5 -- Fordal Mains -- Houses and offices -- Newbattle
7.D -- 5 -- Blackdub -- Houses and Offices -- Newbattle
J Smith C/A
July 13th 1852
Some people to whom I have been speaking say that this may have been the Roman Road but I fear all traces of the Roman Way in this locality have passed away, it can never be authentically traced . J Merchant
7.d -- 5 -- Salters Road -- A road -- Newbattle
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Welsh Wren
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