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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEGGY'S LEA | Peggieslee Peggieslee Peggieslee Peggy's Ley Peggys Lea Peggys Lea Peggys Lea |
R Brown Esqr Mr. Robb Thomas Brown Knox's Co. [County] Map. Mr. Thomson Mr. Cleehorn W. Creaves} Residents near Newhall |
017 | [Situation]Nearly ½ mile N. [North] by E. from Newhall House A Small farm house with offices attached the property of Robert Brown Esqr Newhall House |
| WHITEHILL | Whitehill Whitehill Whitehill |
R Brown Esqre. Mr. Robb Thomas Brown |
017 | [Situation] About ½ Mile N. [North] from Newhall House A Small farm house on the Newhall estate |
| HABBIE'S HOUSE (Ruins of) | Habbie's House Habbie's House |
R Brown Esqre Mr. Thomas Brown MonKs Burn Cottage |
017 | [Situation] About ⅜ Mile W. S. W. [West South West] from Newhall House The ruins of an old house upon the Margin of the EsK West of Newhall House, It and many other objects On the Newhall Demesne were named by the late Proprietor to maK the locality Represent the Scene of Ramsay's Pastoral the "Gentle Shepherd" It is generally admitted from the Circumstance of Ramsay often Visiting Newhall together with the Similarity of the Scenery upon the EsK at this Place. to that described in the Poem that the Author intended it as the origin of his Comedy |
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Parish of PenicuiK [Page] 23Transcriber's notes
Unsure how to transcribe curly brackets in Peggy Lea entry.In Habbie's House entry I think "maK" is meant to be make.
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Molly Miller
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