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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
TOPFAULDS PLANTATION Topfaulds Plantation Mr Mather Factor
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer
John Bracon Farmer
017.14 This name applies to a small mixed plantation, north of Eaglesham Village.
LONGCRAIG PLANTATION Longcraig Plantation Mr Mather. Factor
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer
John Bracon. Farmer
017.14 A long narrow mixed plantation to the east of the Glasgow turnpike road. There are many craigs or rocks in it, from which Circumstance may be traced the derivation of the name.
EAGLESHAM BURN Eaglesham Burn Mr Mather Factor
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] officer
John Bracon. Farmer
017.14 A burn which runs between the cotton mills in Eagleham & the White Cart water
DOWCRAIG PLANTATION Dowcraig Plantation Mr Mather Factor
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] officer
John Bracon Farmer
017.14 A small mixed plantation close to the Eaglesham Burn -
POLLOK-KNOWE PLANTATION Pollock-Knowe Plantation Mr Mather. Factor
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer
John Bracon Farmer
017.14 A small mixed plantation South of the E. [East] Kilbride turnpike road.

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[County of Renfrew
Parish of Eaglesham]

Note: Pollok (more anciently Polok or Poloc) is decidedly the preferable spelling for the Ordinance Maps, although numerous authorities may be quoted for the corrupted spelling Pollock - See the Baronetcy of Pollok of Upper Pollok, Barony and Castle of Nether Pollok, the family of Maxwell of Pollok etc.

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