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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
RIVER ANNAN River Annan
River Annan
River Annan
William Wells Gazetteer of Scotland
John Creighton
042 [situation] Forming for the most part En [Eastern] Parish boundary
A River in the middle and East of this Trace - rises in the Parish of Moffat.
SPEDLINS TOWER Spedling Tower Spedling Tower Spedling Tower Spedlins Tower Spedlins Tower Spedlins Tower
Spedlin's Tower
Yeman Strahan George Thomson
John Creighton, Antiquity Sheet The Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] of Lochmaben
The New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account ] of Lochmaben
The Gazetteer of Scotland
042 [Situation] About 3 1/3 Miles N.N.E. [North North East] of Lochmaben Town Hall
This Tower is situated on the [bank] of the River Annan near the no[rth] of Lochmaben Parish. In [Antique] times it was the stronghold of the Jardine family. The date 1605 is cut on the north s[ide]. The Tradition of the locality [states] it to be haunted by the Gh[ost] of a man that was [hungered to] death in the dungeon. See page. 3-
OLD SPEDLING Old Spedlings John Creighton George White George Thomson 042 [Situation] About 3 1/4 miles N.N.E. [North North East] of Lochmaben
This was formerly a [farm] steading, but is now a cottage.

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