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Parish of Alnham Sheet 29 B7

List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation	Descriptive Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest
Shill Moor	Shill Moor	Mr Wm Smith Shepherd	On Sheet 29.B	This name applies to a hill of
		Low Bleakhope		considerable altitude, situated on
	Shill Moor	Mr Wm Burn Shepd		the farm of Alnhammoor, on the sum-
		Alnham moor		mit of which is are the remains of a Cairn
Cairn	Cairn	Mr John Amos, Shepd		similar to that on Cushat Law, in the
(Remains of)	(Remains of)	Ewartlyshank		centre of which is a Trigl station

Scaud Knowe	Scaud Knowe	Mr Wm Smith Shepherd	On Sheet	A small hill covered with heathy
		Low Bleakhope	29.B	pasture, and situated on the farm of
	Scaud Knowe	Mr Wm Burn Shepd		Alnhammoor. "Scaud" is supposed to
		Alnham moor		be the local term for scald, and
	Scaud Knowe	Mr John Amos, Shepd		hence the name.
		Ewartly shank
	Scaud	To scald –
		Jamieson’s Scottish Dictionary

Megrim’s Knowe	Megrim’s Knowe	Mr Wm Smith Shepherd	On Sheet	A slight eminence situated on the farm
		Low Bleakhope	29.B.	of Alnhammoor, and yielding rough
	Megrim’s Knowe	Mr Wm Burn Shepd		pasture. Origin of this name Unknown.
		Alnham moor		Evidently has reference to a disease known by
	Megrim’s Knowe	Mr John Amos, Shepd		this name common among Sheep
		Ewartlyshank
	Megrim	A whim, a foolish fancy-
		Disorder of the head –
		Jamieson’s Scottish Dictionary.

				John Callanan 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by JW and LF