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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of Old Place | Site of Old Place Site of Old Place |
Sir Archibald Edmonstone Bt. [Baronet] Alexander Paterson, Old Place |
028.02 | This, on the authorities, named was a Castle or Mansion House of the family of Livingstone, Alexander Paterson, whose ancestors have been in the district for three centuries, states that his grandfather who died 50 years ago at the age of 80, recollected, when a boy, the house standing in a ruinous condition. It had been handed down to him through his father that it was the residence of the Livingstones during the Feudal age, The Baron dispensed justice in "Old Place" and the criminals when sentenced were marched to the "Gallow Hill" where a gallows was erected to execute them. No mention is made of it in any Accounts of the parish, though the "Gallow Hill" is spoken of in the Old Statistical Account as the place where the "Barons' unrelenting sentences were Carried into execution". The houses beside it are well known by the name of Old Place, and the spot behind it, where the Orchard was, is still pointed out. Sir Archibald Edmonstone considers this tradition correct, and wishes the name to appear on the plan. |
| Orchard Head | Orchard Head | Sir Archibald Edmonstone Bt. [Baronet] Alexander Paterson, Old Place |
028.02 | This name is applied to the edge or top of a natural slope, now arable, immediately behind the site of "Old Place" which, when the house stood, was the Orchard attached to it. |
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