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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 37 - Parish of Middlebie, OS1/10/37

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[Continued from previous page] -- X Blackethouse Contind [Continued]

house who concealed himself at Rob's Bank on the Kirtle Water
for the purpose of shooting Adam Fleming a rival lover of a young lady
named Irving from her beauty known as "Fair Helen of Kirkconnell Lee"
Bell fired but the lady was killed instead of Fleming, there are
many traditions in the neighbourhood regarding this affair most
of which are very indifferently authenticated.
When E B Smith purchased the property
it was called Blackethouse, but not wishing to retain the name
he built the new Mansion bordering upon it and named it
Blackwood House.

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 37 - Parish of Middlebie, OS1/10/37

This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Middlebie.

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.

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