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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARNHOLMSHAW KNOWE | Shaw Knowe Shaw Knowe Shaw Knowe Darnholmshaw Knowe Mr Carruthers farmer Darnholmshaw |
George Carruthers Stenrieshill Archibald Hamilton Broomhills Thomas Kennedy Killbrook Estate Plan of 1765 deposited at Goodhope in the Parish of Johnstone Ancient and Modern Valuation Roll of County |
024 | A small hill in an arable field near Broomhill, the name has been established many years. It was a farm town, and now attached to Broomhills, the Steading was underneath the Knowe hence the name, not Shaw Knowe. Although sometimes named Shaw Knowe for shortness. Darnholmshaw Knowe is correct. |
| DARNHOLMSHAW WELL | Darnholmshaw Well Darnholmshaw Well Darnholmshaw Well |
George Carruthers Stenrieshill Archibald Hamilton Broomhill Thomas Kennedy Killbrook |
024 | An excellent spring of water on the farm of Broomhill. |
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81 Parish of Wamphray Plan 24.12 Trace 3Darnholmshaw Knowe situation 1/2 mile South from Stenrieshill
Darnholmshaw Well situation 50 Chains South South East from Stenrieshill
Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
George Carruthers Stenrieshill
Archibald Hamilton Broomhill
Thomas Kennedy Killbrook
The Caledonian Railway runs from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Carlyle traverses this Parish from the South to North West.
An act of Parliament was granted for this line in the session of 1845 and it was opened its whole length in the year 1848
Caledonian Railway situation From Western Parish Boundary South through Southern Parish district
Philip Munro Lance Corporal Royal Engineers
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