OS1/29/36/97
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIL BURN | Kil Burn Kil Burn Kil Burn Kill Burn |
Mr Will Hunter Northbank Mr James Robson Waterside Mr William Hardie Chesters Property Map |
034.02 | [Situation] From N.W. [North West] of Bright Knowe N. [North] to Shaw Burn. A small stream on the farm of Letham falls into the "Shaw Burn", there is no other way of it AMcL 27 May 1863 - See Book for Jedburgh Det. [Detached] 1 & 2 - page 54. The latter mode of spelling may be correct as the name may have been taken from Kill a church, a church formerly stood on its Western bank. If so, it should have been spelt Kil. |
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[Page] 97Parish of Southdean Sheet 34.2 Trace
[Note] Kill - a Kiln Dr. [Doctor] Jamison's Scot. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary]
Kil a term en-
tering the names
of many places in Scotland
-as denoting that this
was once the abode of a
religious. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scot. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary]
Should be Kill Burn
to agree with Jedburgh
Det. [Detached] 27 May 1863
[Signed] J S Andrew R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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