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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACK SPITTAL (Ruins of) | Back Spittal | R. Brown Esq Newhall House Peter Robb Farmer Nine Mile Burn |
017 | A ruin said to have been the Hospital attached to New Hall monastery, where poor wayfarers received rest and refreshment, at the New Spittal further east the benighted traveller is yet entitled to some food & a night's lodging, it is the property of R. Brown Esq Newhall House. |
| PATIE'S HILL | Patie's Hill Patieshill |
R. Brown Esq Newhall House Peter Robb Farmer Nine Mile Burn |
017 | A large mossy hill upon the farm of Patieshill, upon the summit stands a Trigl (.) [Trigonometrical point] called after the hill. |
| UPPER FRIARTON | Upper Friarton | R. Brown Esq Newhall House Peter Robb Farmer Nine Mile Burn |
017 | A cot house upon the farm of Spittal, it was formerly a farm house, and received its name from the late proprietor of Newhall House who was very desirous of making his estate romantic by establishing high sounding names. |
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I have included Patie's Hill because the description is different to that of the previous entry.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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