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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENBRAKE HILL | Benbrake Hill Benbraik Hill Benbrake Hill |
Mr. Morrison Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
006 | [Situation] In the N.W. [North West] angle of the Parish A large oblong heathy hill on the farm of Benbrake . |
| HOODIE CAIRN | Hoodie Cairn Hoodie Cairn |
Mr. morrison George McHaffie Esqr. |
006 | [Situation] 1/3 mile east of the Tarf Water & 3/4 Mile North of Killgallioch Farm House |
| BUCHT HILL | Boght Hill Bucht Hill |
Mr. William Morrison George McHaffie Esqr. |
006 | [Situation] 3/4 Mile N.W. [North West] of Killgallioch Farm House A long heathy hill on the farm of Killgallioch, on the South end are the remains of old sheep boghts, now called sheep Rees, from which it takes its name . |
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50- Hoodie Cairn
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" Boucht. Bought . Bucht. Bught" A small pen. usually put up in
the corner of the fold into which it was customary to drive the ewes
when they were to be milked, also called ewe- bucht . Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary.
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