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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BOWBEAT RIG Bowbeat Rig
Bowbeat Rig
James Todd Longcote
George Smith Mosshouse
009 [Situation] About 3/8 of a mile North from Bowbeat Knowe

A hill of a ridge like form on the Top of which there is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station, and the surface of which is covered with Moss and Heathy Pasture, It is situated a little to the North of Bowbeat Know. The property of John Miller. Esqr.
MAIDEN SLACK Maiden Slack
Maiden Slack
Maiden Slack
Mr Ramage
Mr Wilson Woolandslee
009 [Situation] About ½ Mile East from Bowbeat Knowe

A narrow glen or hollow, out of which rises a Small Stream which flows into Bowbeat Burn - The prefix - Maiden is taken from - a certain breed of Sheep, known by that name And which were Smothered by a Snow drift, in this hollow.

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