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Sheet 103 Plan 4 Parish of Slaley

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
Dipton Burn	~~East~~ Dipton Burn	Mr Milton Carr	32 chains North	A small stream having
	~~East~~ Dipton Burn	Mr Teasdale	of East Woodfoot.	its source at the head of
	~~East~~ Dipton Burn	Mr Jameson		East Dipton and flowing in
	~~East~~ Dipton Burn	Mr Burdis		an easterly direction through
	Dipton Burn	Plan of Bulbeck Manor		it. It forms the Parish boun-
	Dipton Burn	Maclaughlan’s Memoirs of		dary between Slaley and Corbridge
		Watling Street		to where it enters the March Burn.
	Dipton Burn	Lieut. Armstrong’s map – 1769
	Dipton Burn	MacKenzies History

Cushat Hill	Cushat Hill	Mr Carr	38 chains S. W.	A remarkable ~~round~~ round
	Cushat Hill	Mr Teasdale	of East Wood-	hill nearly surrounded by woods
	Cushat Hill	Mr Jameson	foot.	it derives its name from the
				wild pigeon commonly called
				Cushats that ~~much~~ frequented
				this place.

Cow Crag	Cow Crag	Mr Milton Carr	36 chains N. W.	A steep rocky scar about
	Cow Crag	Mr Teasdale	of East Wood-	30 or 40 feet high at the
	Cow Cragg	Mr Jameson	foot.	South side of East Dipton.

				Michl Costelloe Civil Assistant

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Transcribed by TH