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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BLACK NESS Black Ness
Black Ness
Black Ness
Rev. [Reverend] G. Fleming Carriden Manse
Henry Caddel Esq Grange
Mr Davidson Factor Carriden Ho. [House]
002 [Situation] The extreme east corner of the Ph. [Parish] of Carriden
A promontory extending in a N. E. [North East] direction into the Firth of Forth at the Eastern extremity of the Parish of Carriden. This point gives name to the village on it's Southern Extremity, it is also called remarkable as being the spot where stands Blackness Castle which was used as a state-prison during the period of the Covenant.

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Parish of Carriden -- Sheet 2 No. 9 -- Trace 3

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