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Sheet 41 Plan 3 Elsdon Parish

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
Boat Crag	Boat Crag	Mr Telford	60 chains S of	A small portion of rocky ground
	Boat Crag	Mr Dodd	of Spithope Head	situated on Catcleugh Moor and from
	Boat Crag	Mr Ord		their possistion is a pleasant View of the
				Valley of Rede

March Sike	March Sike	Mr Telford	52 Chains N W E of	A Very small Stream rising from cut
	March Sike	Mr Dodd	Spithope Head	drains and forms the Boundary between
	March Sike	Mr Ord		Catcleugh and the Byrness Farms

Brown Knowe	Brown Knowe	Mr Telford	55 Chains N W E of	A small but remarkable hill
	Brown Knowe	Mr Dodd	Spithope Head	situated on the Byrness Moor it takes
	Brown Knowe	Mr Ord		name from its appearance

Hawk Gill	Hawk Gill	Mr Telford	55 Chains S N W of	A Very rugged ~~precipice~~ ravine situated on
	Hawk Gill	Mr Dodd	Spithope Head	both sides of the hawk bBurn the ~~natives~~ inhabitants
	Hawk Gill	Mr Ord		say it takes the name from the Hawk Bird
				having at certain times on of the Year numerous
				quauntities of the above mentioned Birds

Note: Unsigned

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Transcribed by SW2