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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
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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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton

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