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Parish of Kirknewton
Sheet 13. 15 Trace 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
Harelaw	Harelaw	Mr. A. Thompson	On Sheet	A cottage on the road side from
		Mr. W. Allan	13. 15	Paston to Yetholm so called, it
		Mr. T. Tait		takes name from its situation, being
				W. of the hill of same name.

Hare Law	Hare Law	Mr. A. Thompson	On Sheet	A considerable eminence South of
		Mr. T. Tait	13. 15	Paston Lake, said in the Directory to
		Mr. J. Tait		have "an entrenchment with double rampart
				& fosse", which is evidently a mistake, as
				no trace of which exists. Probably Paston
				Hill has been mistaken for Harelaw.

Whaup Moor	Whaup Moor	Mr. A. Borthwick	On Sheet	A low ridge of land on Kilham estate
		Mr. W. Scott	13. 15	so called, the name is taken from the
		Mr. T. Tait		bird of the same name usually frequenting
	Whaup – A curlew	Jamiesons Scottish}		the ground – it is now partly arable and
		Dictionary }		enclosed.

				Robt Young Corporal Royal Engineers

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