OS1/24/41/17
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FETHAN WOOD | Fethan Wood Fethan Wood |
George Tenant Esq Glen House Mr William Spiers Glen House |
017 | [Situation] About 1 Mile S.E [South East] of Orchard Rig The name applies to a tract of mixed wood to the East of Glen House on the side of a hill sloping down to Quair Water partly the property of the Earl of Traquair and partly that of George Tenant Esqr Glen House |
| FETHAN (Site of) | Fethan (Site of) Fethan (Site of) |
George Tenant Mr William Spiers Glen House |
017 | [Situation] About ¼ of A Mile E [East] of Fethan Wood The site of a farm house which stood a little to the East of Fethan Wood "It is said that Porteous when a boy having killed the favourite hen of an old woman who then resided on the neighbouring farm of Fethan she in her wrath "wished that there might be as many folk at his death as there were feathers on her poor chucKy" |
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[Page] 17Parish of Traquair Sheet 17 No 8 Trace 4
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