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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
GALLOWAY BURN Galloway Burn
Galloway Burn
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan
David Beggs Farmer
Little Leight By Cairn Ryan
005 A Small Stream of Surface waters collected off the Moors and flowing in a Small rapid and rocKy channel into the East Side of Loch Ryan from nearly its Source it is the Boundary Line between the counties of Wigtown and Ayr on the line of road from Stranraer to Ballantrae is a bridge built over the Stream. it is a County Bridge and is distant nearly 8 Miles from the Town of [Stranraer] .
GALLOWAY BRIDGE Galloway Bridge
Galloway Bridge
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan David Beggs Farmer Little Leight By Cairn Ryan 005 A large Stone and lime built County Bridge of one arch over the Galloway Burn, on the line of road from Stranraer to Ballantrae and distant nearly 8 miles from the former place the arch of this bridge is about 12 feet high & wide in proportion on account of this Stream over which it is built being subject to Sudden rises of rapid current in rainy or Wet Weather as well as its course being RocKy and Steep

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List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] -- 1st. Examiner - [page] 55 -- Parish of Inch -- Plan 5 A Trace 3

Object - Galloway Burn - A Stream
- Galloway Bridge - A Bridge

[Signed] Thomas Smith
C.A [Civilian Assistant ]
20th. March 1847 -

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