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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL (Ruins of) [Newhall House] | Chapel (in ruins) | R. Brown Esq Newhall House Mr. Robb Farmer Nine Mile Burn |
017 | A small ruin almost extinct a little west of Newhall House, it is said to have been the chapel attached to the monastery, when Newhall House was a religious establishment in the 13 or 14th. century, alongside is a deep circular pit called "Lifters Hole" said to be the place where malefactors suffered imprisonment etc. at the instance of the lord of the manor, but its vicinity to the holy edifice casts doubt upon either object (see the description of Lifters Hole) |
| HABBIE'S HOWE | Habbies Howe | R. Brown Esq Newhall House Mr. Robb Farmer Nine Mile Burn |
017 | A very romantic Glen west of Newhall House, through which the North Esk meanders, it is said to be the "Habbie's Howe' painted in Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd. |
| PEGGY'S POOL | Peggie's Pool | R. Brown Esq Newhall House Mr. Robb Farmer Nine Mile Burn |
017 | A small pool in the North Esk in the precincts of Heabbie's Howe. |
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