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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGANARGAD | Craiganargad Craiganargad Craiganargad Craiganargad Craiganargad |
Aron Stuart Estate Map (1853) James Mcilwraith Esqr. Rev. [Reverend] John Milroy Mr R. Temple |
066 | [Situation] About 30 chains N.E. by E. [North East by East] of Auchairne.- A Small rock the property of John Donaldson Esqr. |
| THORNYFALL | 066 |
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[Page]57 Plan 66.9 --Trace No.5-- Parish of Ballantrae[Note]
This word is undoubtedly Celtic,
the first Syllable,- Craig being gaelic for
a rock, the last Syllable a agreing with
the gaelic word Airged pronounced Arguid silver , genitive an argud . ie. [that is]
Craigan argud, literally Signifying ch Rock of Silver, why it has
received the name is not known perhaps Some recent place near it Might at one time have been
a temporary receptacle for the silver plate of a persecuted Monastery, or worse of stolen goods. TO'F [Thomas O'Farrell]
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