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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELL [Hawthornden] | Well (German text) | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Brown the servant who shows visitors over Hawthornden |
012 | A deep well in the centre of the court yd. [yard] of Hawthornden which formerly served as an entrance to the caverns below. |
| LOVER'S LOUP | Lovers Loup | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Brown the servant who shows visitors over Hawthornden |
012 | A remarkable rocky precipice almost perpendicular, situated a little S.W [South West] of Hawthornden and in the east side of the River North Esk Note - Lady Drummond calls this rock "Cat Leap" only. but it is known in the neighbourhood by both names. |
| JOHN KNOX'S PULPIT | John Knox's Pulpit | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Brown the servant who shows visitors over Hawthornden |
012 | A very remarkable rock, the top of which overhangs a walk leading from Hawthornden along the wooded cliff of the River North Eask In looking at it from Hawthornden or from a point north of the rock itself, it has some resemblance to a pulpit from the way in which the top of the rock projects over the base. It is mentioned by some persons in the country that John Knox was in the habit of preaching from this rock to the people below and on the opposite side of the river This rock is situated a little north of Hawthornden |
| HANGING ROCK | Hanging Rock | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Brown the servant who shows visitors over Hawthornden |
012 | This is another very remarkable rock projecting over the beautiful walk leading from Hawthornden along the wooded bank of the River North Esk. It is situated about 8 chains north of Hawthornden |
| THE MAIDEN CASTLE | The Maiden Castle | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Brown the servant who shows visitors over Hawthornden |
012 | A remarkable piece of table land which is almost surrounded by the river North Esk. There is no tradition in the country that a Castle ever stood here, and from a close inspection of the ground, there is not the slightest trace or evidence of the remains of a building to be seen. How it got this name is a mystery. It is situated about 1/2 mile north of Hawthornden |
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[Page] 117List of Names collected by Samuel Carson
Plan 12 B Trace No. 7
[Object Lover's Loup] A rocky precipice
[Object John Knox's Pulpit] (a rock)
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