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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUTTERSHILL CASTLE | Outtershill Castle | Rev. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Penicuick Manse John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | The ruins of an old mansion house [in] the style of castellated architect[ure] which characterized the latter e[nd] of the 17th. Century, it is upon the f[arm] of Pomathorn, it takes its name from the [hill] upon which it stands. |
| POMATHORN | Pomathorn | Rev. S. Moncrieff Penicuick Manse John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A farm house with offices, a thrash[ing] Mill, & an arable farm attached, it [is] the property of Sir G. Clerk Bart [Baronet] Penicuick |
| OUTTER'S HILL | Outter's Hill | Rev. [Reverend S. Moncrieff Penicuick Manse John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A tolerably sized hill, arable upon it[s] east and north sides, & wooded upon [the] west, where it overhangs the Esk. it is upon the farm of Pomathorn, its proper name is very doubtful, it [is] pronounced "Ootershill". The Rev [Reverend] Mr. [Moncrieff] recommends Outters Hill and says [it] could not have been "Otters Hill" as no otters [have] ever known to have been up there. |
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