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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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YELLOW MIRE | Yellow Mire | Mr. Forbes Laverlaw Andrew Burnet Highland Shiel |
017 | [Situation] About ¾ of a Mile N.E. [North East] from Birks Cairn. This name applies to the Valley or low portion of land lying between Kirkhope Law and the Hill on which Birk's Cairn stands. It is for the most part of a Marshy nature, and is said to have taken its name from the yellow appearance of the Moss, Heath, and grass that grow on it. |
YELLOW MIRE HILL | Yellow Mire Hill | Mr. Forbes Laverlaw Andrew Burnet Highland Shiel |
017 | [Situation] North of Birks Cairn. This name is given to a portion of a hill on the farm of Highland Shiel S.W. [South West] of the Yellow Mire, extending from nearly the latter place to its summit where Birks Cairn is situated The hill in general has no particular name that could be ascertained |
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[Page] 27Parish of Traquair (Detd [Detached]) -- Sheet 17 No 7 Trace 1
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