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Parish of Eglingham
Sheet 25.2. Trace 2.

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
Observatory	Observatory	E. J. Collingwood Esq.	On Sheet	This is a samll private observatory fitted
		Chas Moffat Esq.	25.2	up in the ornamental grounds at Lilburn
		P. W. Purvis		Tower, for the use of the proprietor.

Lilburn Tower	Lilburn Tower (ruins of)	E. J. Collingwood Esq.	On Sheet	The remains of an old Tower, or Peel, formerly
(Ruins of)		Chas Moffat Esq.	25.2	the residence of the proprietors, but now a complete
		Estate Map		ruin, with only portions of the outside walls remaining.

Chapel	Chapel (ruins of)	E. J. Collingwood Esq.	On Sheet	The remains of a Chapel & Burial ground near
(Ruins of)		Chas Moffat Esq.	25.2	the above tower. It was a Chapel of ease to
		Estate Map	Burial Ground	the Mother Church at Eglingham, but it is
			not written on Plan	now a complete ruin, it is said to have
				coexisted with the tower.

				Robt Young Corporal Royal Engineers

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