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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Wood | Barr Wood Barr Wood Barr Wood Barr Wood Barwood Barwood Barrwood |
Thomas Frew, Factor Rev. [Reverend] J. Anderson, U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church Dr [Doctor] Marshall, Townhead Patrick Yuill, Schoolmaster Origines Parochiales Scotiae New Statistical Account Estate Plan |
029.09 | A low flat topped hill to the East of Kilsyth, containing about 180 Acres, given by Lord Kilsyth about two centuries ago to the Feuars of the village, to be enjoyed by them as a Common, but subject to a feu duty. The Feuars subsequently took advantage of an old Act of Parliment and divided the Common into seperate lots, varying in size according to the property each possessed, Those lots are for the most part fenced and such as are not are well defined by narrow stripes of grass which have been shewn on trace in dotted lines. The name Barr Wood is distinctly applied to the whole of the hill and not to the wood which is on it, There is no evidence to show that it was ever covered with wood. There is a feature on it known as the "Court Hill" which see. |
| Barrwood | Barrwood Barrwood Barrwood |
Thomas Frew Factor Robert Gentles Barrwood Valuation Roll |
029.09 | A few houses, occupied principally by weavers, lying at the foot of Barr Wood from which they take their name, |
| Court Hill | Court Hill Court Hill Court Hill Court Hill |
Rev. [Reverend] J. Anderson Patrick Yuill Alexander McKinlay, Whitegate Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland |
029.09 | "In the Barwood is an eminence still called the Court Hill where the haughty Barons of the dark ages used to sit in judgement" Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland. It is a natural feature on the South West end of Barr Wood, of about the same height as that hill, but slightly detached from it by a very small indenture. |
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