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Sheet 41 Plan 14 Elsdon Parish

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
White Crag	White Crag	Mr. Anderson	22 chains W S.E. of	A Very remarkable ~~small~~ feature of
	White Crag	Mr. Oliver	of Long Crag	rocks Known by this name ~~from this~~
	White Crag	Mr. Ord		~~exposed situation on Black Blakehope moor~~

Long Crag	Long Crag	Mr. Anderson	22 chains W of	A long strip of rocky ground composed
	Long Crag	Mr. Oliver	White Crag	of course sand stone Blocks of Various sizes
	Long Crag	Mr. Ord		situated on Black blakehope Moor

Cairn Cleugh	Cairn Cleugh	Mr. Anderson	28 chains N of	A small mountain stream rising from
	Cairn Cleugh	Mr. Oliver	White Crag	cut drains and marshy ground and forming
	Cairn Cleugh	Mr. Ord		an important tributary to Ellis Cleugh

Hermit Well	Hermitt Well	Mr. Anderson	60 chains N E	A good and copious spring of water
	Hermitt Well	Mr. Oliver	of White Crag	Known by this name ~~being~~ a long time ago an old
	Hermitt Well	Mr. Ord		man traveling this part of the country who took
				up his residence near this place he was Known
				by the name of the Hermitt the well consists
				of a small stone trough sunk into the ground
				and is supposed to have been done by him

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Transcribed by CW