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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEIP HILL | Heip Hill Heip Hill Heip Hill Heap Hill Heip Hill Heap Hill Heip Hill |
James Reid Heip John Scott Chisholm Esq Stirches Walter Smith Scawmill Johnston's County Map History of Chisholme - Folio, M.S. P. [Manuscript Page] 45. Valuation Rolls (ancient & modern) Estate Documents |
025.03 | [Situation] 1/2 mile S.W. [South West] from Stirches. A hill of slight elevation on the farm of Heip, there is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station on its Summit The Common Pronunciation of ea in this district resembles the sound of the dipthong ei in Greek, tea is pronounced accordingly tie &c. Heip however seems now to be generally adopted though evidently a corruption of Heap. |
| THE KIPP | The Kipp The Kipp The Kipp The Kipp The Kipp The Kipp |
James Reid D. Oliver Esqr. Hawick John Scott Chisholm Esqr Mr. J. Wilson Town Clerk Hawick Walter Smith Mr. N. W. Kennedy Inspector for Poor Hawick |
025.03 | [Situation] 1/4 mile East of Heip Hill A Slightly elevated ridge from whence a very good view of Hawick is obtained, A small conical hill of basaltic formation on the lands of Heip in the Parish of Wilton - which gives the name of Kippilaw to two or three Cottages Standing on a lower ridge near to it and also to a small Lake or Moss at the base called Kippilaw Moss - or the Kipp Moss - It is usually termed "Kippilaw Moss" - but the proper name for the hill is simply "The Kipp". |
| SCAWMILL | Scawmill Scawmill Scawmill Scawmill Scawmill Scawmill |
James Reid John Chisholm Esq Walter Smith Mr. J Wilson Town Clerk Hawick D. Oliver Esqr. Hawick Mr. N. W, Kennedy Hawick |
025.03 | [Situation] About 1 mile S.W. [South West] of Stirches. A Cottage with a Small portion of land attached, the property of John Chisholm Esq, Occupied by Walter Smith, There was formerly a mill standing which bore the same name, |
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[Page] 67Parish of Wilton Plan 25-3 -- Trace No. 4
[Signed] Owen Barrett ca [civilian assistant]
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