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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 or Cree River [indifferently] River Cree Water of Cree |
Gazetteer of Scotland Fullarton & Co. [Company] 1842 J. & C Walkers Map of Scotland Travellers Guide 1824 History of Ayr by Paterson Bells Geography 1847 William Dill William McCulloch Johnstons Co. [County] Map. |
068 | [Situation] Flows in a Southerly direction through the Plan A Rapid mountain Stream flowing chiefly in a Southerly direction from a large range of Hills in Kirkcudbright into Wigton Bay it forms a county Boundary nearly the whole of its course Viz between Ayr and Kirkcudbright and between Kirkcudbright and Wigton. It produces excellent fish of different kinds Salmon comes up to near its [Scource] there is a kind of very rare fish called Smelt or Spailing found in it during a few days in March it tastes and smells strongly of rushes this kind of fish is only found in another river of Scotland viz the Forth at Stirling. The Horse Mussel is also found in it to its very [Scource] in which is found occasionally Pearls of good size and quality |
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[Page] 115Sheet 68 Plan 9 Trace No. 5 -- Colmonell Parish
Thomas O. Farrell
ca [civilian assistant]
16th Septr. [September] 1854
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