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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRIES LINN | Fairies' Linn | R. Brown Esq. Newhall House Mr. Robb Farmer Ninemile Burn Mr. Brown Farmer Marfield |
017 | A small cataract upon the streamlet which runs into the Esk east of Woodhall House |
| LIFTER'S HOLE | Lifter's Hole | R. Brown Esq Newhall House Mr. Robb Farmer Ninemile Burn Mr. Brown Farmer Marfield |
017 | A circular hole about 18 feet deep alongside an ancient ruin said to have been a chapel, the hole is about 6 feet in diameter and is lined with masonry to the bottom where there are two doors at each end built up, it is said to have been the place where culprits suffered when the jurisdiction of "Pit & Gallows' was attached to the lands of Newhall. and the last suffered being a boy who stole or lifted apples, gave rise to the adjective.- the doors which were evidently at the bottom of this pit together with its vicinity to the chapel cast improbability over the tradition of the object, it would seem rather to have been a cellar attached to the Chapel. |
| WASHING GREEN | Washing Green | R. Brown Esq Newhall House Mr. Robb Farmer Ninemile Burn Mr. Brown Farmer Marfield |
017 | A smooth flat piece of meadow land upon the north margin of the Esk at Newhall House, it is said to be the "Washing Green" mentioned in the pastoral comedy the Gentle Shepherd. |
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