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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CAKEMUIR BURN Cakemuir Burn Mr W. Inglis Brothershiels
Robert Rankine, Cakemuir
A Small Stream rising On the farm of Fala Moss And flowing in A northerly direction by Cakemuir Castle. it is Cross'd by a Tunnel on the line of road from Pathhead to Lauder And at this point it takes the name of Fala dam Burn.
QUEEN MARY'S TREE (REMAINS OF) Queen Mary's Tree )Remains of) Mr W. Inglis Brothershiels
Robert Rankine, Cakemuir
A stump of A Beech Tree, close by Cakemuir Castle, in consequence of decay it was cut about six feet above the surface And its diameter is about 3 ft. it is at present in a mouldering state of decay It was named After Queen Mary - during and After Her Sojurn At Cakemuir Castle
BLACKCASTLE (Site of) Black Castle (site of) Mr W. Inglis Brothershiels
Robert Rankine, Cakemuir
020 The site of A row of four small Cottages on the Estate of Black Castle, the property of James Mackay Esqr. these were the objects from which the proprietor took his tithe, to this property the four Cottages were Hynds, houses no trace of them now remains.

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Trace 20A Trace 2
[Object Cakemuir Burn] A Stream
Cranston parish
[Object Queen Mary's Tree] A Stump of Tree
[Object Black Castle] Site of Houses

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