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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER CREE | The Cree River Cree Cree Cree River Cree River Cree River Cree |
Fullartons Gazetteer of Scotland 1842 J & G Walkers Map of Scotland Travellers Guide through Scotland 1824 History of Ayrshire Bell's Geography 1847 William Dill William McCulloch |
063 ; 068 | [situation] flows in a Southernly direction [thru] the middle of the plan. A Rapid Small River collecting partly in the hills of Kirkcudbright and partly in those of Ayrshire it retains the name Cree no further up than from where it flows out of Loch Moan it runs through a bleak and dreary country in a Southerly direction till it becomes the boundary between Wigton and Kirkcudbrightshire from there it flows Slowly and beautifully for some miles through a rich valley abruptly bounded on each side by banks covered with wood till it falls into Wigton Bay " that part that divides Commonel or Colmonell from Minnygaff produces the great muscle or shellfish in which are found pearles - History of Galloway |
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[page] 122Sheet 68 Plan 5 A -- Trace No. 2, 3 & 6 -- Parish of Barr
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