OS1/35/32/30
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KNOCKAMUDDY WOOD | Knockamuddy Wood Knockamuddy Wood |
William Dunn N. McNish |
013 | [Situation] N.E [North East] of Merton Hall. An old wood on the [Demesne] of Merton Hall chiefly composed of Forest [Trees] |
GALLOWS HILL | Gallows Hill Gallows Hill Gallows Hill |
William Dunn N. McNish George McHaffie Esqr. |
013 | [Situation] East of Merton Hall. A small hill on the [Demesne] of Merton Hall, also the name of a part of the ornamental plantations of the same Demesne. |
BLACK PARK | Black Park Black Park Black Park |
Nathaniel McNish William Dunn Archibald Forsythe |
013 | [Situation] 1/3 mile north of Merton Hall. An old farm house [with] convenient] out houses [and] about 55 acres of land [attached] The property of Coll. [Colonel] Stopford [Blair] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 30Parish of Penninghame
Form 136 Page
42 Knockamuddy Wood
42 Gallows Hill
41 Black Park
[Note] "Cnoc" A hill, a knoll etc
"Moide" comp [comparative or compound] of Mor. "Mor", Great, large,lofty, etc, etc,
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