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Parish of Elsdon Sheet 43 Plan 13

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
Limestone Burn	Limestone Burn	Mr Clark	55 Chains South	A small stream issuing from some
	Limestone Burn	Mr Brown	of Cowy’s Cairn	limestone rocks. it flows in a Southerly
	Limestone Burn	Mr Fail		direction till it joins Davyshield Burn

Grey Mare	Graey Mare	Mr Clark	63 Chains South	A large graey stone, Situated on
	Graey Mare	Mr Brown	West of Cowy’s	an eminence. When observed at a distance
	Graey Mare	Mr Fail	Cairn	strangers would be apt to think it was
				a horse. It is well known by this
				name

Greymare Rigg	Graeymare Rigg	Mr Clark	60 Chains South	An eminence on Davyshield Common
	Graeymare Rigg	Mr Brown	of Cowy’s Cairn	a stone called the "Graey Mare" being
	Graeymare Rigg	Mr Fail		upon it has caused the name

	Stoney Shank			See Name Book of Sheet 43/14

	Elsdon Common			See Name Book of Sheet 52/6

	Davyshield Common			See Name Book of Sheet 57/4

	Davyshield Burn			See Name Book of Sheet 51/8

	Roman Road			See Name Book of Sheet 51/3
	(Remains of)

				J Sloan Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by AJ