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Parish of Alnham Sheets 29.16,36.4

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
Northfieldhead	Northfieldhead	Mr H.G.Crisp Farmer	On Sheet	A considerable eminence situated on
Hill	Hill	Prendwick	29.16	the farms of Prendwick and Alnham
	Northfieldhead	Mr Thos Hindmarsh Shd		house.
	Hill	Castlehill
	Northfieldhead	Mr H.W.Scott Farmer
	Hill	Alnham house

White Gate	White Gate	Mr H.G.Crisp Farmer	On Sheet	A gate, ~~situated on the boundary~~
		Prendwick	29.16	~~between the townships of Prendwick~~
	White Gate	Mr Thos Hindmarsh Shd		~~and Alnham~~ situated on "Salters Road"
		Castlehill		between Ewartly Shank & the Village of Alnham, it was
	White Gate	Mr H.W.Scott Farmer		formerly painted white, and hence the name
		Alnham house

Coppath Burn	Coppath Burn	Mr H.G.Crisp Farmer	On Sheets	A stream commencing on the farm
		Prendwick	29.16 &	of Prendwick and flowing in a
	Coppath Burn	Mr Thos Hindmarsh Shd	36.4	south-westerly course, falls into the
		Castlehill		~~Wreigh~~ Spartley Burn
	Coppath Burn	Mr H.W.Scott Farmer
		Alnham house

Coldlaw Hope	Coldlaw Hope	Mr Joseph Atkinson
		Farmer, Brandon	On Sheet	This name applies to a hollow
		Mr W.Smith, Shepherd	24.14	or low lying portion of Moorland
		Linhope		at the head of Coldlaw Burn
		Mr Richd Rutherford
	(In Ingram Parish)	Shepherd Greensidehill

				John Callanan 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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