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Sheet 61 Plan 12 Elsdon Parish

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Loughing Stone Loughing Stone Mr. Potts (Elsdon) 62 Chains South Is applied to a rock, & is
Loughing Stone Mr. Wetherson of Ottercops Burn known as such being on the Boundy
Loughing Stone Mr. Green & it lies on the South of the gun Stone.
It stands on the east margin of a very extensive
marsh which probably gives rise to the name
and is marked WT/O on West side and D/N on the East
Ottercops Burn Ottercops Burn Mr. Potts 62 Chains North This stream rises out of
Ottercopse Burn Mr. Wetherson of Loughing Stone Ottercopse ground & flows in
Ottercopse Burn Mr. Green an Easterly direction & falls into the
Wansback River
It takes the name of Hart Burn on leaving
the Parish of Elsdon
Gun Stone The gun Stone Mr. Potts 27 Chains N. E This stone is on the Boundary & there are
The Gun Stone Mr. Wetherson of Loughing Stone two others similar in size
The Gun Stone Mr. Green about 6 links apart & are rather
remarkable & like each other
in an upright position
within a few links of the Boundary stone
The origin of the name cannot be ascertained.
John Mulligan
Civil Assistant [*]

Note: Also signed by Edw. Gillespie, Royal Engineers

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