OS1/3/11/110
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUGHLEA BURN | - Roughlea Burn |
Revd [Reverend] W Dill James McIlraith Esqr W McCulloch Esqr |
062 | A small stream flowing from the West base of Pildonnan, and falls into the Cammock, where that stream & Half Mark burns, meet, at the east base of Roughlea Rig, from which the stream gets its name |
| POLMADDIE HILL | Polmoddie Hill Polmoddie Hill Polmoddie Hill Polmaddie Hill or Palmaddie Hill |
Mr. N. McDonald Rev [Reverend] J Gibson (Copy from original) Mr. S. Walker (Copy from original) Re-reference to Mr. McDonald |
062 | A high, bold hill formally attached to a farm of that name - now belonging to the farm of Farden. Proprietor The Marquis of Ailsa |
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[Page] 110Sheet 62 Plan 15 Traces 3 & 6 -- Parish of Barr
[Polmaddie Hill]
Mr. McDonald, who is a gaelic scholar, says Poll is a pool mire or dark coloured stream, Pul being saxon for
the same; maddie, gaelic madadh a dog, fox, or wolf. It
would thus be the hill of the wolf or dog - stream
[Signed]
Francis. E. Pratt
Lieut [Lieutenant] Rl. [Royal] Engineers
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