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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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COWIES LINN | Cowies Linn Cowies Linn Cowies Linn Cowies Linn |
F.McKenzie Esqr Portmore House William Cochrane Farmer Cowieslinn County Map date 1775 Guide to Peebles and its Neighbourhood by William Chambers |
006 | [Situation] A few chains S W [South West] of Cowieslinn farm house Is a small cataract or water fall situated upon Cowieslinn Burn very near to "Cowieslinn farm house", the water rushes over rocks to the depth of about 17 feet and the noise from it is heard to a considerable distance during wet weather. The name takes is origin from a Cow having been Killed by falling over the "linn - or water fall. |
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