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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CAMP [Birrenswark Hill] | Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp |
William Graham Esqr. Birrenswark Thomas Dickson Haregills Thomas Johnston Douglashall |
051 | [Situation] On the Wn. [Western] slopes of Birrenswark Hill A large Camp of an irregular oblong shape, there are two entrances from the South, and one at the east, the north side has been nearly all taken away. |
GIMMENBIE BURN | Gimmenbie Burn Gimmenbie Burn Gimmenbie Burn Gimmanby Gimmenby Gammonbie |
William Graham Esqr. Thomas Dickson Thomas Johnstone. Johnston's County Map Valuation Rolls See St. Mungo Name Book |
051 | [Situation] On the Wn [Western] parish Boundary A Stream having its Source on the North Side of Birrenswark Hill forms part of the Parish Boundary between Hoddam and Tundergarth and falls into the Water of Milk. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 3 -- Parish of Hoddam -- No.21 -- Plan 51/7In the column headed 'situation' is written 'On the Western [Wn] Slopes of Birrenswark Hill
Gammonbie - Anglos-Saxon - the dwelling or
the promantary or projection is probably
the original spelling. Gimmenbie
however is now the local usage. -
[Signed] Owen Barrett
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