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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCHARD HILL | Orchard Hill Orchard Hill Orchard Hill |
James Barbour Robert McCourtie John McCaul Dalry |
016 | [Situation] About 2 3/8 miles S.S.W. [South South West] of Lochinvar. A small hill of a ridge [like?] shape on the farm of [Bogue?] the soil of which is arable [?] On the West side of the hill a few wild fruit trees which gives rise to the name. |
| BROWNIE'S GREEN | Brownies Green Brownies Green Brownies Green |
James Barbour Robert McCourtie John McCaul Dalry |
016 | [Situation] About 2 3/8 miles S.S.W. [South South West] of Lochinvar. A Small hill on the farm of [?] the soil of which is arable land. It is said during the period of the Scottish Persecution the Covenantors had sometimes Congregated [?] eminence for Worship, also [?] period they often took shelter [?] Barns or outhouses & during the [?] and employed themselves in [?] grain, from which circumstance [they] were sometimes called Brownies, [?] this name Brownies Green. |
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