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Parish of Kirknewton
Sheet 19. 10 Trace 4

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
Benty Crag	Benty Crag	Mr J. Duncan	on Sheet	A few bare rocks N. of Common
		Mr W Richardson	19. 10	Burn, so called from the situation
		Mr W. Rodgerson		being surrounded with a coarse Kind
				of heather called Bent.

Peat Sikes	Peat Sikes	Mr J. Duncan	on Sheet	A few drains so called, made to
		Mr W Richardson	19. 10	drain a Boggy piece of ground on
		Mr W Rodgerson		the South Side of Common Burn.

				Robt Young Corporal Royal Engineers

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