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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CAIRN-NAPPLE HILL | Cairn-naple Hill Cairn-naple Hill Cairn-naple or Cairn-paple Cairn-naple Cairn-Naple Cairne-paple Cairn Napple |
Revd [Reverend] J. Duns Mr. Donald Thomson Inspector of poor Torphichen New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Linlithgowshire Penney's Hist. [History] of Linlithgowshire Fullarton's Gazetteer Sibbald's Hist. [History] of Linlithgowshire Forrest's Co. [County] map |
005 | [Situation] In the extreme east portion of the parish of Torphichen A large and most prominent feature in the Hilderston Hills range, it occupies the Eastern side And rises to an elevation of nearly 1500 feet above the level of the Sea it is all planted with mixed wood and On the summit is an ancient British Camp much defaced - there are none of the sides very steep but slopes gradually all round from the top |
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[page] 69Ph [Parish] of Torphichen -- Sheet 5 No. 15 -- Trace 1
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