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Parish of Thorneyburn Sheet 59 Plan 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
Black Knowe	Black Knowe	Mr Scott	35 chains south	An eminence on Blackburn
	Black Knowe	Mr Dodd	west by south of	Common. It has a dark
	Black Knowe	Mr Familton	Hobb’s Hole.	appearance through being covered
				with heather.

Hobb’s Hole	Hobb’s Hole	Mr Scott	6 chains south	A portion of sunken land
	Hobb’s Hole	Mr Dodd	of Limestone Slack.	near the Black Burn. The
	Hobb’s Hole	Mr Familton		~~natives~~ inhabitants cannot tell why it is called
				by this name.

	Comb Moor			See Name Book of 50/16

	Black Burn			See Name Book of 50/12

	Blackburn Common			See Name Book of 50/16

	Slate Holes			Described in name book
				of sheet 59 Plan 8

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Transcribed by TH