OS1/11/25/18

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
MORTON SMITHY Morton Smithy
Morton Smithy
James Pots
Robert Grey
010 [Situation] 1 3/8 Miles N.W. by N. [North West by North] from Cairns Castle Inn.
A cottage in good repair situate [situated] near to "Morton" farm house which [which] had been used as a smithy. [It] is the property of James Brae
CORSTON HILL Corston Hill
Corston Hill
Corston Hill
James Pots
Robert Gray
County map
010 [Situation] About 1 1/2 miles N. by E. [North by East] from Cairns Castle Inn.
A tolerably sized heathy hill on the farms of "Corston" and "Leadin" on it are two Trigl [Trigonometrical] Statio [Stations]
AUCHINOON HILL Auchinoun Hill
Auchinoun Hill
Auchinoun Hill
James Pots
Alexander Pots
County map
010 [Situation] Nearly 3/4 Mile N. by E. [North by East] from Cairns Castle Inn.
A tolerably sized heathy hil [hill] on the farm of Auchinoun on its summit is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station.

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Parish of Kirknewton

Transcriber's notes

Parts of Description are lost in the tight binding of right margin. Although the spelling "Auchinoun" is consistently used by the surveyor, it has been scored out in the "Orthography, as recommended" column and "Auchinoon" inserted in a different hand.

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