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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH URR | Loch Urr Loch Urr |
Mr Joseph Barton Mr Beattie Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Bryden Gazr. [Gazetteer] of Scotland |
040 | [Situation] On Boundary between Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire at point where Dunscore, Glencairn and Balmaclellan meet. A large sheet of water situated in the middle of a barren plain surrounded with hills, in which two counties and three parishes meet. It is about 3 miles in circumference and measures about 5 fathoms in depth, the water wherein is remarkable for its black appearance. In it is an Islet bearing the remains of a stronghold.- This loch is admitted by antiquarians to be loch-c[ure] mentioned by Camden, and which he erroneously supposed to be the source of the Nith & which he states was the site of a Selgovae Town. |
| OLD SHILLINGLAND | Old Shillingland | Mr William Stewart Mr Moffat |
039 | [Situation] About 5½ Mile N.W. [North West] of Dunscore Village Near W. [Western] Parish Boundary. The remains of the former steading of Shillingland, now used as outhouses |
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Glenessland scored throughTranscribers who have contributed to this page.
DANIALSAN, Stoofer
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