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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGGAT CHECK COTTAGE | Ligetcheck or Cottage Ligetcheck or Cottage Claty Legget Liget Check Cottage |
Mr John McClean Mr John Hewatson Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
019 | [Situation] South of Newtonstewart and 1/4 Mile South of Balterson. A small, neat, Labourers Cottage on the Road from Newtonstewart to Wigton. |
| MORE KNOWE | More Knowe More Knowe |
Mr. John McLean Mr. John Hewetson |
013 | [Situation] near to and S.W [South West] of Baltersan Cross. A small round hill on the farm of Baltersan, with some Firs planted on it. |
| MOAT KNOWE | Moat Knowe Moat Knowe Moat Knowe |
Mr. John McLean Mr. John Hewetson George McHaffie Esqr. |
013 | [Situation] Near to and S.W [South West] of Baltersan Cross. A small circular plantation of Fir, on the farm of Balterson. |
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[Page] 19Parish of Penninghame
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72 Liggat Check Cottage
72 More Knowe
75 Moat Knowe
[Notes] - "Liggat" A gate so hung that it may shut of itself.
Anglo Saxon Leag campus and gat porta; q. "The gate of the field"
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary
"More" A heath.
"Know" Knowe" A little hill
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary.
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Chr1smac -Moderator, JCB
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