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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NINESTONE RIG | Ninestone Rig Ninestone Rig Ninestone Rig Ninestone Rig |
Blackwood's Co. [County] Map. Mr. A. Scott Gameguard, Mr. James Beatty. Shepherd, James Elliot, Middleholm |
038.12 | [Situation] To the East of Whitterhope Burn. A ridge of high land of considerable length. derives name from Ninestones on it which marks the spot where Tradition says Lord Soulis was boiled to death in a caldron of hot lead. Ninestones Rig seems to be the correct mode although not written so in the district. |
| WHITTERHOPE BURN | Whiterope Burn Whiterope Burn Whiterope Burn Whitreep Whithope Burn. Whitterhope Burn Whitterhope Burn |
Mr. A Scott (Gameguard) Andrew Rogers Shepherd, Mr. William Barton Shepherd Pronunciation & Sometimes Whitter-ope, Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland James Elliot, Middleholm Estate Documents |
038.08 | [Situation] from the East of Whitterhope Hass - S.W. [South West] to Hermitage Water A rivulet which has its source on the West of Ninestone Rig and runs into Hermitage Water, Whitharehope Burn seems to be the correct mode it runs through a glen Hare from A. [Anglo] Saxon Haer, rough hence the white rough - glen burn appears to be the translation of the etymology, Whitter Hope.- A place of meeting of the Border Rievers, where the men of Liddesdale and Liniatdale regale themselves before and after a forray on the English Border._ Probably a hearty draught of liquor formed their chief refreshment. |
| DRY GUTTER | Dry Gutter Dry Gutter |
James Elliot._ Thomas Beattie, Whitterhopefoot |
038.12 | [Situation] East of Whitterhope Burn._ A small stream rising on Ninestones Rig & falling into Whitterhope burn. |
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[Page] 69Parish of Castleton
Plan 38.16. Trace 2.
[Whitterhope Burn] Whitter - a hearty draught of liquor - Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary
[Signed] M. Donohue
June 1857.
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