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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MINISTER'S BRAE | Minister's Brae Minister's Brae Minister's Brae |
James Macadam John Blair Matthew Young |
045 | A large field, sloping [north of] Kirk Burn on the farm of Balminnoch property of Sir D H Blair. The name originated from [the] circumstance of it having [formerly] been tenanted by the ph. [parish] Minister. |
PRIEST'S HILL | Priest's Hill Priest's Hill Priest's Hill |
James Macadam John Blair Matthew Young |
045 | This name is given [to] a knoll in a portion of two fields, Contiguous [with] Minister's Brae - [origin] of the name unknown [but] probably derived from [the] same circumstance that [was] given a name to "Minister's Brae". A cothouse now [in ruin] bearing the name, stood at [the] side of the Knowe. |
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[Page] 16Ph. [Parish] of Straiton
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