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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BURROWSTOWN MOSS Burrowstown Moss
Burrowstown Moss
James Elliot, Middleholm
Property Documents
044 [Situation] On the By [Boundary] between Roxburgh and Dumfries Shires.
A large patch of moss on the farms of Flatt & Perterburn; the boundary separating the counties of Roxburgh & Dumfries passes over it
TINNIS HILL Tinnis Hill
Tinnis Hill
James Elliot.
James Murray, Whisgills
044 [Situation] 22 chains S.E. [South East] of Burrowstown Moss.
A large conical hill on the farm of Flatt, having on its highest point a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station.
Owing to the prominence and striking appearance of this hill, it is used as a beacon by mariners.
TINNIS WELL Tinnis Well
Tinnis Well
James Elliot.
James Murray.
044 [Situation] 11 chains South of Tinnis Hill
A powerful spring issuing from the southern base of Tinnes Hill.

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Parish of Castleton -- Sheet 44 No. 16 Trace 1

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