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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MURDER MOSS | Murder Moss Murder Moss |
James Brack, Farmer James Sword, Bowden Thomas Smail, Whitmuirhall |
013.03 | This name applies to an extensive tract of marshy land, situated on the farm of Clarilawmuir - a little to the North of the Main road from Newton to Selkirk - proprietor the Duke of Roxburgh. Origin of this Name not Known. |
MURDERMOSS ISLAND | Murdermoss Island Murdermoss Island |
James Brack, Clarilawmuir James Sword, Bowden Thomas Smail, Whitmuirhall |
013.03 | This name applies to a Small Island Situated in Murder Moss on the farm of Clarilawmuir. the Surface of which is arable. (Origin of the name not known). |
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Parish of Bowden
Names described by C/A [Civil Assistant] Kelly.
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Skinnb1- Moderator, John Dunlop
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