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Parish of Wark Sheet 75 Plan 5

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Green Braes Green Braes Mr. James Rutherford (farmer Lampert) 12 Chains North A brow or eminence on Haining
Green Braes Mr. John Armstrong (Haining Head) East of Red Moor, remarkable for the richness of
Green Braes Mr. John Makepeace (Haining Head) Roads. the soil therein. Causing the erbage to
be of a more rich color than that of
the adjacent ground. which accounts
for the name.
Red Roads Red Roads Mr. James Rutherford 12 Chains South A slight eminence near the north
Red Roads Mr. John Armstrong West of Green western point of this parish, which
Red Roads Mr. John Makepeace Braes. derives its name from the color of the soil therein,
it being "Red".
Round Top Round Top Mr. James Rutherford 44 Chains East One of the highest Hills in this
Round Top Mr. John Armstrong Red Roads. parish, Commanding views of many of the
Round Top Mr. John Makepeace Scotch, Cumberland & Westmoreland Hills
This Hill is of an oval form, but at a
distance it appears Circular which accounts
for the origin of the name.
George Davison Junr c/a

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Transcribed by KF

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