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pool, where the flax was steeped. It is still known by that 

 name, but Dawn's Darg-s and the Thatch Holes are unknown. 

 Lot 25 was the Vicarland Holms east of Millburn (except 

 the mill lands), containing- fully 31 acres, and which at present 

 consists of six fields, was sub-divided into 14 small lots called 

 Dales, containing- from 2 roods to 5 acres, all the Dales 

 carrying a right of pasturage on the Common of from one to 

 three soums. The names given to these dales are of interest, 

 although the exact position the majority of them occupied on 

 the Vicarlands cannot be located. They are : — (i) The 

 Rood rigs, 2 soums on Common; (2) Lady Waterhead's dale, 

 3 J acres, 2 soums on Common, " set to Mrs Johnstone, Lady 

 Waterhead at ^3 5s stg. of rent, and allowed to take in a 

 neighbour. N.B. — The bargain was made by James 

 Duncan." 



Lady Waterhead was the mother of John Loudon 

 MacAdam of road-making fame. Her second husband was 

 Dr Robert Johnston, who is described on his tombstone as 

 the upright, discreet, and judicious Mr Robert Johnston, 

 Chirurgeon in Moffat, who died 17th Sept., 1756, aged 47 

 years. His widow is described as Margaret Reid, wife of the 

 above Robert Johnston, who was widow of James MacAdam 

 of Waterhead, who lies buried at Carsphairn. 



(3) Dickson's dale, 3 soums on Common ; (4) Nicol Moffat's 

 Water dale, 3 soums on Common ; (5) Watergate dale, i soum 

 on Common ; (6) Robert Murray's dale, i soum on Common ; 



(7) The Black dale, with one soum on Common, set to John 

 Moffat, indweller in Moffat, Nicol's son, at i6s stg. of rent; 



(8) Black's dale, with i soum on Common; (9) Grassie dale, 

 with I soum on Common (these last two dales were also set 

 to John Moffat at i8s and £1 is of rent) ; (10) The Freestone 

 dale, with i soum on Common (this dale contained only 3 roods 

 6 poles, set to Adam Thomson, horsekeeper, at £1 is stg.) ; 

 (11) The Pea dale, with i soum on Common; (12) John 

 Graham's Water dale, with 2 soums, set to Nicol Moffat, well 

 carrier, and Adam Little, horsekeeper, at £2 stg. ; (13) " That 

 dale which lies north of the road leading into Margt. Tod's 

 Moat, up to the foot of the Burnbraes and crooks, with 2 

 soums on the Common, set to John Johnstone, miller, at one 



