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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
STIRKFIELD HOPE BURN Stirkfield Hope Burn
Stirkfield Hope Burn
Stirkfield Hope Burn
George Sandilands shepherd
John Graham shepherd
Robert Ritchie Cloverhill
011 ; 012 [Situation] Runs through Stirkfield Hope

A Stream which is formed by Springs & surface drains at the southern end of a Valley, after which it is Named, and thro' [through] which it flows in a N.W. [North West] direction; and after receiving the waters of Several small streams, it unites with the Back Burn, where their Confluence takes the name of Broughton Burn
BLACK GRAIN Black Grain
Black Grain
Black Grain
George Sandilands
John Graham
Robert Ritchie
012 [Situation] Immediately North of Stirkfield Hope

A Small Stream which is formed by Surface drains at the Western base of the Green Law and flows westwards into stirkfield Hope Burn. This is sometimes Called Bluestanes Burn, but Mr Ritchie Says that Black Grain is its proper name

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