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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLIN CRAIGS | Carlin Craigs | Mr. Mather. Factor William Mather. Farmer Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer |
017.13 | This name is applicable to a large cluster of whinstone rocks immediately South of the Moor Yetts Plan[tation]. It is traditionally reported among old people in this parish that wit[ches] in the age of sorcery used to assemble here to practice their superstitions [and] mummeries. |
| MUIRILL WELL | Muirill Well | Mr. Mather, Farmer Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer John Bracon Senr. [Senior] New Stat [Statistical] Acct. [Account] Old Statistical Account |
017.13 | This well has been long celebrated for effecting the cure of the Muir in cattle - "The other "(Well)" is "used as a remedy for muir ill "in black cattle, and is carried to a great distance for that purpose" - Old Stat. [Statistical] Account. Its beneficial qualities seem to have exploded, for they are not now generally credited. |
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