OS1/3/6/1/118
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENWHIRN BURN | Pinwhirne Burn Penwherran Burn Penwherran Burn Pinwherran Burn Penwherran Burn |
Mr Andrew Wright Mr R. Temple Mr James Milroy James McIlraith Esq. D. McKie |
070 ; 074 | [Situation] - Flows in a S.S.E. [South South East] direction through the plan for a short distance part between Drumawhirran & Ossajoie A Small stream which joins the County Boundary until it joins Colwell's Burn. |
| DRUMMANMOAN LOAN | Drummonwan Lon Drummanmoan Loan Drummanmoan Loan Drummanmoan Loan Drummanmoan Loan |
Mr Andrew Wright Mr R. Temple Mr James Milroy James McIlraith Esq. W M'Morran |
070 | [Situation] Flows SW [South West] through the NE [North East] of plan & Enters Pinwhirra Burn A Small Stream which collects from surface water on High Mark, and after a short course, joins Colwells Burn |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 118Sheet 74 - Plan 1 - Trace 2. 3. 6 -- Ph. [Parish] of Ballantrae
[Note below Penwhirn Burn]
See Statement
on p. [page] 88
[signed] John Stirton
28.6.87
Lōn is a gaelic word for a Burn, it
is also applied to Marshy ground,
and well watered fields. The word
Drummonwan is also Celtic, and cor
responds with the gaelic word Druim - a Hill Uan - a lamb (plural, genitive
năn wan pronounced Drŭmnânw̄an̈ - the lamb's Hill. Sheepfarmers have
always a Select piece of ground for rearing lambs (after their Separation from the Mother
[signed] H. McRae
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