OS1/29/7/98
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLHOUSE WOOD | Hillhouse Wood Hillhouse Wood |
Mr Kerr Farmer Whithaugh Mr John Elliot Farmer Blinkbonny |
045.11 | [Situation] East of Hillhouse This name applies to a peice of ground the surface of which is mixed wood, situated to the east of Hillhouse and is on the farm of DyKecrofts it is the property of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch |
| FOGSTONE WELL (Petrifying) | Fogstane Well Fogstane Well Fogstane Well Fog Stone |
Mr Kerr Farmer Whithaugh James Elliot, Middleholm Mr John Elliot Shepherd Blinkbonny See page 116 Part 1 from which name is taken. |
045.11 | [Situation] Nearly 1/4 mile S. E. [South East] of Hillhouse This name applies to a large spring well on the farm of Tweedenhead; it does not posses the quality of petrification, but its water flows into Tweeden Burn over a large rock of petrified moss, formed by lime water that oozes out of the ground where the rock is formed & Not by the water of the well. |
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[Page] 98Parish of Castleton -- Sheet 45 No 11 -- Trace 6
[Note Fogstone Well]
The Statl. Acct. [Statistical Account] & Gazetteer of Scotland recognise
this well as a petrifying spring.
[signed] P McHugh Lce. Cpl. R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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Moira L- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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