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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coat Ford | Cowte Ford | Andrew Shortreed. Gardner Andrew Shortreed Manager William Tait. Cooper |
003.14 | A place on the river tweed where there was formerly a ford, at which horses could cross, but is not now used, tho' [though] the name is still known. |
| Coat Stone | Cowte Stane Cowte Stane Cowte Stane Coot Stone Coot Stone Coot Stone |
Andrew Shortreed, Gardner Andrew Shortreed: Manager William Tait: Cooper Mr William Irvine, Holylee. Mr H. Henderson, Holylee. Mr I. Dagleish, Gatehouseknowe. |
003.14 ; 007.02 | A few large stones or rocks in the middle of the tweed so called. they serve to indicate the above ford being immediately below it. On its top it has nest like holes, and marked with the line of Birds that frequent it hence the name. Coot or Cootie - a peculiar kind of Bird. |
| The Howegate Pool | Howegate Pool | Andrew Shortreed Gardner. Andrew Shortreed. Manager William Tait Cooper |
007.02 | A rather long reach of the river tweed.. from the Cowte Stane to a large bend about a quarter of a mile below it - best known to fishers. |
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Collected by Robert Young 2nd Corp RE [Corporal Royal Engineers]
Coot, cootie Fowls whose legs are covered with Feathers - Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
Coot, Cooties Fowls whose legs are clothed with feathers - Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
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