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<blockquote data-quote="Getnthair" data-source="post: 5963592" data-attributes="member: 407"><p>I have a California too. When trying to trace how the farm was setup - as in the present day, laid out in the 1820s - I met a geography professor - who was also trawling through the estate archives. He said California (in Old Scots - or Olde Eeenglish in Yellowbelly's case?)means "west of" - hence California in the US. </p><p></p><p>I have an 18acre which has 22 acres in it - but an old Scots acre was equivalent to 1 1/4 acres in new money. So that figures....</p><p></p><p>Nethertoon shows a small settlement in this field - but there is no trace of it. Either turf houses or absolutely every stone was removed?</p><p></p><p>I can trace the farm name back to the 12th century. The farmhouse was burned down in 1601 in a family dispute and the farmer killed. This is bandit country where the Border Reivers fought each other every bit as much as across the border.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Getnthair, post: 5963592, member: 407"] I have a California too. When trying to trace how the farm was setup - as in the present day, laid out in the 1820s - I met a geography professor - who was also trawling through the estate archives. He said California (in Old Scots - or Olde Eeenglish in Yellowbelly's case?)means "west of" - hence California in the US. I have an 18acre which has 22 acres in it - but an old Scots acre was equivalent to 1 1/4 acres in new money. So that figures.... Nethertoon shows a small settlement in this field - but there is no trace of it. Either turf houses or absolutely every stone was removed? I can trace the farm name back to the 12th century. The farmhouse was burned down in 1601 in a family dispute and the farmer killed. This is bandit country where the Border Reivers fought each other every bit as much as across the border. [/QUOTE]
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