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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Andrew Wood | Black Andrew Wood Black Andrew Wood Black Andrew Wood Black Andrew Wood |
Peter Clark (Forester) Adam Watson (Carpenter) George Turnbull (Carpenter) County Map |
011.02 ; 011.03 ; 011.06 | An extensive, mixed, Plantation extending from near Fastheugh Farm to Bowhill N. [North] Lodge, a distance of about 2 miles, having an average breadth of about ΒΌ of a mile, and covering the North slopes of Newark Hill The name is supposed by some, to be derived from a person who resided in the locality and who bore the epithet "Black", before his name (Andrew) as being highly descriptive of his physiognomy - And by others, that the name of Black Andrew or andro' was of old the name of the hill on which the wood now grows. |
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