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Pet Marjorie 1803-1811 Marjory Fleming wandered here "in rural filicity festivity and pleasure" and praised it in her journal as a "delightful place, Braehead by name, where there is ducks hens bubblyjocks 2 dogs 2 cats swine and which is delightful"

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