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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [Otter Ferry] | School School School |
Mr. Anderson Factor A Crawford P. McBride |
171 | A small oblong building, used as a school, supported by subscription & Fees, |
| KILAIL | Kilail Kilail Kilail Kilail Killall |
Mr. Anderson D Davie. Occupier A Crawford County Directory County Map |
171 | A good farmsteading & grazing. The property of Campbell Campbell Esqr. |
| DAIL A' CHAIBEIL | Dail a' Chaibeil Dail a' Chaibeil Dail a' Chaibeil |
A Crawford D Davie Thomas Smith |
171 | A well known name applied to a field on Kilail farm, deriving this name from a Chapel which is said to have stood about 7 chains south of the present house. |
| CHAPEL (Site of) [KiIaiI] | 171 | The tenant Mr. Davie, in cultivating this field some years ago, came upon what appeared to be the foundation of a building, (at place indicated by cross on trace) & currently beleived by the inhabitants to have been the chapel, from which the field or plain derived its name. | ||
| CAIRN (Site of) [KiIaiI] | 171 | immediately south of the same he also removed a cairn of stones; it was of considerable size, & comprised a great number of cart loads; Several large stones supposed to have been rude tombstones were also removed, all tending to point to the fact of a Chapel & burying ground having at some remote period stood here. The name Kilail being derived from 'Cill' a burying ground & Ail, supposed to be a corrupted form of a Saint's name. | ||
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