OS1/3/20/157
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROFTANGRY | Croftangry Croftangry Croftanry Croftangry |
John Montgomerie, Dalry John Cumming, Dalry Gazet. [Gazetteer] of Scotland New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
011 | This is doubtless a corruption of Croft-An-Righ, or Croft of the King; Little is know of its origin excepting the name, and this even is confined but to a few of the local Inhabitants. It was formerly a small enclosure on which afterwards a part of the Town was built. |
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[Page] 157Sheet 11.3 Trace 3 -- Ph. Parish Dalry -- Co. [County] of Ayr
" The writer of the New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] in speaking of the
derivation of Dalry prefers a derivation from Dal
and Righ, A king making the name mean, the Kings Valley
And he Observes that a part of the the site of the Village
is Still called Croft-angry, which he Supposes to be a corruption
of Croft an Righ 'the Croft of the King."
Full. [Fullertons] Gazetteer
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