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Parish of Wigtown
Plan 19D
Index
Names of Objects Page
Auchleand Moor 16
Balmeg or Torhousemuir 3
Barallen Hill 11
Barney Hill 15
Black Hill 15
Borrowmoss Burn 9
Cairn House 7
Cairn House Croft 7
Clauchrie Moor 13
Clauchrie 7
Cunningham 11
Drove Park Plantation 16
Drummanoghan 6
East Knowe 5
Elspeth Hill 4
Farina Mill 13
Glenturk Moor 7
Ha Hill 5
Ha' Hill 4
Jamie's Hill 4
Kirvennie 12
Kirvennie Hill 13
Knockmore 6
Knockmore Hill 6
Settle Torhouse 11
Sung Hill 14
Mains of Torhouse 10
Meadow Bank 5
Megs Hill 8
New Mills (corn) 12
Tort 17
Red Brae 11
River Bladenoch 12
Rough Gib 8
Standing Stones of Torhouse 17
Strife Hill 16
Thorny Hill 15
Torhousekie 6
Torhouse Mill (corn) 8
Torhouse Rocks 9
Torhousemuir School 9
Torhousemuir 3
Wauk Mill 8
West Knowe 5
Wood Hill 14
Yett Hill 10
Glenturk Moor Head 18
Cairn House Moor 18 |
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ELSPETH'S HILL |
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g mc haffie esq.
mr campbell. |
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a small hill on the farm of little torhouse |
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HA' HILL |
hall hill |
leit cll. mc haffie.
local map.
geo mc haffie |
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an ordinary farm house & outhouses situated about 10 chns north of torhousemuir. the properry of leit col. j mc haffie |
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JAMIE'S HILL |
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g mc haffie esq.
mr campbell. |
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Amall but prominent hill on the farm of "ittle torhouse "there is a trig on the summit called "terrace "by the trig |
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elspeth a corruption of the name elizabeth & has been considered as it self a proper name. jamiesons scottish dictionary. |
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EAST KNOWE |
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map 1834.
leit col. j mc haffie. |
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a small cultivated hill in the farm of meadow bank |
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HA' HILL |
hall hill |
map of property 1934.
leit col mc haffie.
geo mc haffie esq. |
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a cultivated eminence or hill having a square plantation of firs on its highest point. |
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MEADOW BANK |
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lt col mc haffie.
geo mc haffie esq.
lacal map 1834. |
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an ordinary farmhouse and out houses attached built of stone the farm contains about 49 acres of pasture and tillage land. |
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WEST KNOWE |
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leit col. j mc haffie. |
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an eminence or rising ground in the farm of meadow bank it is cultivated |
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DRUMMANOGHAN |
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local map dated 1834 in the posession of leit col. mc haffie |
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a cultivated eminence or hillin property or land of torhouse muir |
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KNOCKMORE |
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map of property 1834 coll.mc haffie. |
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a good farm house and out houses built of stoen and slated the farm contains about 83 acres of tillage and pasture land the property of col .j mc haffie. |
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KNOCKMORE HILL |
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col. mc haffie torhousemuir.
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A cultivated eminence in the farm of knockmore which has a circular fir plantation on its highest point |
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TORHOUSEKIE |
torhouse kie |
colonel mchaffie. torhouse muir.
mr a mc clelland.
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An ordinary dwelling house and out houses built of stone and a largep? farm the property of the earl of stair. |
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drum manachan---- monks emenence or elevation
knock a hill a knoll etc. dr jamiesonmor (gaelic) great, large etc.
tor a small hill (house) kie added the latter being the man's name who lived there |
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CAIRN HOUSE |
cairnhouse |
mr samual mc dowal.
g mc haffie esq.
r engrs map
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An ordinary farm house buit of stone and slated , the farm contains about 200 acres. the property of the earl of galloway. there is a large heap of stones called a cairn. they are of ancient standing. |
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CAIRN HOUSE CROFT |
cairnhouse croft |
saml. mc dowal.
jas milligan.
jms mc millan esq. |
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An ordinary house built of stone and thatched with straw. the farm contains about 18 acres was formerly included in the farm of cairn house. it is now let seperately |
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CLAUCHRIE |
clachree.
clachrie. |
mr mc queen . farmer 7 occupier.
g mc haffie esq.
ainslie's map 1782
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hugh skimming. |
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Clauchrie in the ancient language from which it is said to be derived denotes a stoney place
an ordinary farm house and out houses slated the farm contains about 460 acres of tillage and moor land the property of the earl of galloway |
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GLENTURK MOOR |
glenturk moor |
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mr mcqueen. farmer &occupier.
g mchaffie esq. |
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an ordinary farm house and out houses attached built of stone and roofed with straw, the farm contains about 50 acres of tillage and moor land the property of mr stewart of fisgill- |
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"clach an reigh " or the kings stones. |
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MEG'S HILL |
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mr w mcqueen. farmer at new mills.
mr j srewart. |
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A small cultivated hill of a circular form having a trig point on top. it is in the farm of clauchrie |
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ROUGH GIB |
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jas mckenna. |
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A small cultivated oblong hill on the farm of new mills. |
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TORHOUSE MILL (corn) |
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rev p young wigtown.
g mchaffie esq.
royal engieers map
anthony parker |
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a corn mill on the river bladnoch worked by water. and a small farm of tillage land containing 28 acres property of the heirs of the late mr mcculloch. |
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WAUK MILL |
waulk -mill |
rev p young.
royal engineers map.
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A mill for waulking cloth & dwelling house and out houses and farm containing 12 acres of tillage land the property of the heirs of the late mr mcculloch of torhouse mains |
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waulk mill a fulling mill dr jamieson.
meg an abreviation of margaret . jamieson. |
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BORROWMOSS BURN |
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A burn running from a loch at cairn house & emprying itself into the bishops burn. |
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TORHOUSE ROCKS |
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will mc queen.
will mccandlish. |
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A few bold rocks in the river bladnoch and opposite to the torhouse mills. |
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TORHOUSEMUIR SCHOOL |
torhousemuir school house. |
will grierson.
johnston crozier. |
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A small thatched house erected by col mc haffie for the accomodation of his tenents children the teacher recieves from the colonel a house and one acre of land besides scholars fees average number 18 boys and 18 girls. |
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MAINS OF TORHOUSE |
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A large ancient mansion for the residence of the family of the proprieter it is now occupied by w connel farmer the farm contains about 110 acres of tillage and pasture |
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YETT HILL |
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anthony parker.
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A small cultivated hill in the farm of torhouse mains adjoining the bladnoch. |
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mains . the farm attached to a mansion house.- dr jamieson.
yett a gate dr jamieson. |
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BARALLAN HILL |
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g mchuffie esq. |
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A small oblong eminence in the farm of of red brae it extends the lengh and breadth of the three fields where the name is written on the trace |
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CUNNINGHAM |
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g mchaffie esq.
john haddon. |
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an ordinary farmhouse and out houses built of stone part slated and part roofed with straw the farm contains about 130 acres occupied by mr mcconnel of torhouse mains |
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LITTLE TORHOUSE |
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rev p young wigtown.
g mc haffie esq.
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A good farm house and out houses built of stone and slated in the year 1839 the farm contains about 150 acres the property of the heirs of the late mr mcculloch. |
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RED BRAE |
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rev p young.
mr frazer.
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A good farm house and out houses built of stone and slated the farm contains about 91 acres the property of the heirs of the late mr mcculloch. |
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barr .(gaelic) the top, the uppermost of something.
ailean .(gaelic) a green, a plain, a meadow
bar ailein. the hill or height of a green or plain.
Brae. the side of a hill an aclivity. |
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KIRVENNIE |
kirvenny. |
g mc haffie esq.
mr w carson
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A very good farm house and out houses built of stone and slated the farm contains about 234 acres of tillage and pasture the property of the earl of gallowand occupied by mr skimming.ay |
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NEW MILLS (corn) |
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minister wigtown.
g mchaffie esq.
john mcmillan esq.
james milligan. |
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A corn mill, thrashing mill and house and out houses built of stone and slated and a farm containing about 80 acres of tillage land the propertyof the earl of galloway. |
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RIVER BLADENOCH |
bladnoch water.
bladenoch water. |
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geo mchaffie esq.
john carnachan. |
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a considerable river dividing the parish of wigtown from that ofkirkinner running in a S. Easterly direction for several miles & empties itself into the sea at wigtown bay. this river contains severalkinds of fish but salmon is the most prevelentbest to care of and most valuable, |
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THORNY HILL |
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there is a groundless supposition got into some book that the river bladenoch takes its name from the broad scots bluid eneuch or bled eneuch an account of some fabulous slaughter on its banks. not worth the notice, the name is certainly gaelic though corrupted. |
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CLAUCHRIE MOOR |
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A moor consisting of rock,heath & moss. on this farm of clauchrie.- from the nearness of this place to the stand of stones of torhouse it is most likely that the name clauchrie signifiesthe kings stones ie. cloch a stone & righ a king or chieftain. |
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FARINA MILL |
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A mill for grinding potatoes for the use of cloth. |
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KIRVENNIE HILL |
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A high and prominent hill on the farm of kirvenny on its summit is a trig so called after the hill. by the trig party- |
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clauchrie . stepping stones across water or watery ground or thro' water. s wilson.
kirvenny. cather bhainne. pronounced car vainne . amarsh low ground productive of milk. |
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LURG HILL |
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A small hill on the farm of cinningham |
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RED BRAE |
redbrae. |
mr g mchaffie esq.
mr campbell.
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Aprominent hill cultivated and on the farm of red brae. |
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WOOD HILL |
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anthony parker. |
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A rather prominent hill on the farm of " mains of torhouse".- |
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lurg. (gaelic) the ridge of a hill gradually declining into a plain. |
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BARNEY HILL |
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g mc haffie esq. |
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A small hill on the farm of cairnhouse on the south side is an ancient cairnouse |
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BLACK HILL |
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a small rocky heath hill on the farm of auchland on its summit is a trig called after the hill. by the trig party. |
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AUCHLEAND MOOR |
auchland moor .auchlaun.
auchland. |
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ainslie's map 1782.
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name list plan 19B. |
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An extensive moor of rocky heath on which is situated "black hill" |
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DROVE PARK PLANTATION |
drove park. |
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mr j stewart.
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john mcmillan esq.
jas milligan. |
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a long ridge of planting consisting of mixed trees.- extending from cairnhouse croft northward and meets the main road from wigtown to newtonstewart. |
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STRIFE HILL |
straife hill. |
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A small hill on the farm of cairn house.- |
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auchland. ACh leathann pronounced ach le'ann .a broad field |
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FORT [Torhousemuir] |
old fort |
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The remains of an ancient fort supposed to be formed by the " danes " near to which are several ancient cairns supposed to be the burial places of the soldiers.- |
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STANDING STONES OF TORHOUSE |
druidical stones.
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mr w carson.
royal engineers map.
ainslie's map 1782.
chalmers caledonian vol.3.p335.
stat. acct. wigtownshire 1842 p.2.
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A circle of granite stones consisting of 19. & 3 large stones in the centre the centre stone is about 3 1/2 ft high, the other two about 5 ft,these three are called in "history of galloway" king galdus's tomb,- the stones forming the circumference are from 2 to 4 1/2 ft high they are supposed to be placed there by the druids------- |
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CAIRN HOUSE MOOR |
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A small tract of moorland on the farm of cairn house. |
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GLENTURK MOOR HEAD |
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A cottage in good repair on tha farm of glenturk the property of col. mc haffie. |
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Parish of Kirkinner
Plan 19 D
Index
Names of Objects Page
Ballochrie Loop 21
Bank Hill 21
Cairney Hill 23
Dalreagle Steps 24
Dalreagle Ford 24
Harry's Hill 22
High Barness 22
House HIll 24
Low Barness 22
Mill Hill 23
Rankin Hill 23
Wood Hill 21 |
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BALLOCHRIE LOOP |
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An acute poiunt or turn of the river bladnoch.- |
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BANK HILL |
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an ordinary hill on the farm of high barness. |
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WOOD HILL |
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A prominent hill on the farm of dalreagle, on its summit is a trig called sheep park, by the trig party.- |
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ballochrie loop. bealach (gaelic) way, pass, a defile & reigh king (gaelic). hence bealach a righ the kings way.
ballluachrach a spot (place) where bullrushes or reedgrow loop a turn a bendin a river &it may otherwise be
baile luaschrach the dwelling or hamlet among the rushes. |
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HARRY'S HILL |
harris hill |
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mr j thomson.
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A small hill on the farm of low barness - and is named after a man whose name was harry or henry.- |
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HIGH BARNESS |
barness. |
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mr mc millan.
jas milligan. |
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an ordinary farm house with out buildings attached property of the earl of galloway contains about 300 acres of land of in occupation of mr black. |
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LOW BARNESS |
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john mcmillan.
jas milligan. |
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An ordinary farm house with out buildings attached, built of stone containing 200acres of tillable good land property of the earl of galloway. with occupation of mr j thompson |
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barness. (gaelic) the top the uppermost point of anything
neas a promontory or headlandthe english termination ness as in sheerness inverness stromness
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CAIRNEY HILL |
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A small but prominent hill on the farm of high barness on its summit is a trig called barness by the trig party.- |
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MILL HILL |
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A high hill on the farm of low barnesss. |
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RANKIN HILL |
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A small hill on the farm of low barness. |
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rankin hill. rangean signifies the bank of a river.
rang sometimes written randn. plural rangan . A rank or row, the bank of a river etc. |
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DALREAGLE FORD |
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will erskine.
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A ford across the river bladnoch between the farms of dalreagle and torhouse kie the former in the parish of kirkinner and the later in the parish of wigtown. |
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DALREAGLE STEPS |
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will erskine.
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Stepping stones across the river bladnoch between the farms of dalreagle parish of kirkinner and torhouse kie parish of wigtown. |
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HOUSE HILL |
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hugh thompson.
tos. barradale. |
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A large hill on the farm of low barness the soil of which is arable on the summit is a trig station-- |
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Plan 19C
Index
Names of Objects & Page
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KINDEE HILL |
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A high hill on the farm of the grange. |
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ceann de' Head of the dee n.b.de' is the modern gaelic for dee it is abreviated from the latin deva which is a corruption of dubh-abh pronounced du'an ie dark water. |
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Plan 19D
Names of Parishes Pages
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Kirkinner -- 19
Penninghame -- 25 |
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