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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAVEROCK LINN | Laverock Linn Laverock Lind |
Mr Fox Carpenter Mr Scott Farmer Samuel Cairns Shepherd Mr Swanston Schoolmaster |
016.14 | A small extent of low ground chiefly on the left of the road leading from Morebattle to Whitton a Small portion being on the right, on each Side of this place the road has an ascent, there is a common belief among the country people that this place is haunted by what they call a bogle. |
| SHIELSTOCKBRAES | Shielstock-braes | James Hogarth Steward Mr Swanston Schoolmaster Mr Fox Carpenter |
016.14 | A Small farm-house and steading of one Storey thatched, the property of the Duke of Roxburgh and tenanted by Mr Bruce of Langley. |
| MAILIN PLANTATION | Mailin Plantation Mailin |
Samuel Cairns Shepherd Mr Fox Carpenter Mr Scott Farmer Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary |
016.14 | A plantation on the farm of Whitton, it is Supposed to derive is name from the circumstance of milking ewes in it, the provincial name for which is maling or mailing, - the spelling of this name Seems rather doubtful. |
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[Page] 33Parish of Morebattle
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Described by William Henderson Lce Corpl RE [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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