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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
KNOCKINHARDY WOOD Knockinhardy Wood
Knockinhardy Wood
Knockinhardy Wood
Knockinhardy Wood
Knockinhardy
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John McEwen
Ph. [Parish] Register
Matthew Young
County Voter's List
045 A considerable patch of mixed wood - property of Sir James Ferguson. A house, now levelled, stood near it, of this name.
BARMUCK WOOD Barmuck Wood
Barmuck Wood
Barmuck Wood
Barmuck Wood
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John McEwen
Matthew Young
James Macadam
045 ; 051 A small thin patch of mixed wood attached to Kileekie farm
BARMUCK WEEL Barmuck Weel
Barmuck Weel
Barmuck Weel
Barmuck Weel
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John McEwen
Matthew Young
James Macadam
045 A deep portion of the Water of Girvan. This term is frequent in Ayrshire. The signification in English dictionaries are Whirlpool - a kind of trap for fish. It is generally used in the latter sense. Weels are natural holes in the bed of a stream - favourite spots for fishing.

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