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Parish of Thorneyburn Sheet 59 Plan 4

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Hardy’s Bog Harley’s Hardy’s Bog Mr Thomas Scott (Comb) 15 chains North An extensive bog on Comb
Harley’s Hardy’s Bog Mr Simon Dodd (Black Middings) West of Moor. Well known by this
Harley’s Hardy’s Bog Mr Michael Familton (Thorneyburn) Hobb’s Hole. name.
Hardy’s Bog Mr Scott, Shipley Fields
Limestone Slack Limestone Slack Mr J. Scott 6 chains North A portion of sunken land near
Limestone Slack Mr S. Dodd Hobb’s Hole. Black Burn. Caused by the
Limestone Slack Mr M. Familton presence of limestones, hence the
name.
Lightning Bog Lightning Bog Mr Scott 15 chains North A small piece of mossy land
Lightning Bog Mr Dodd East of Hobb’s on Blackburn Common.
Lightning Bog Mr Familton Hole.
Whitelaw Sike Whitelaw Sike Mr Scott 40 chains North A stream rising near the
Whitelaw Sike Mr Dodd East of Hobb’s Little Dodd and flowing to Black
Whitelaw Sike Mr Familton Hole. Burn.
J Sloan
Sapper Royal Engineers

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