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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CRAIGANHEATHER Craiganheather
Craiganheather
Craiganheather
Niel McDonald
J. Gibson
D. McKie
057. 15 [Situation] Between Rowan Tree Hill and Pinbeck Hill. A middling - sized hill affording rough and rocky pasture. It forms the N. E. [North East] boundary of the Nick of the Balloch - property of the Marquis of Ailsa.
NICK OF THE BALLOCH Nick of the Balloch
Nick of the Balloch
Nick of the Balloch
Niel McDonald
J. Gibson
D. McKie
057 [Situation] Between Rowan Tree Hill and Craigan heather. A narrow pass between the hill called Craiganheather & Rowantree Hill, through which the road from Barr to Newton Stewart is laid. The S. W. [South West] side is high and precipitous.
BRANDY WELL Brandy Well
Brandy Well
Brandy Well
Niel McDonald
J. Gibson
D. McKie
057 [Situation] About 9 chains S.E. [South East] of Nick of the Balloch, on the roadside from Barr to Newton Stewart.
A small spring on the roadside from Barr to Newton Stewart; the reported haunt of smugglers.

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