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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
SKELSTON BURN Skelston Burn John Henning Esqre.
James Henning Esqre.
John Irvine
039 [Situation] Running South- East,- nearly on and partially tracing Southern Parish Boundary,
A Stream rising within the farm of Skelston and running along the boundary of the Parishes of Dunscore and Glencairn.
BROWHEAD (Ruins of) Browhead John Irvine
James Henning Esqre.
John Henning Esqre.
040 [Situation] 4 miles South- East by South from Minnyhive
The ruins of a detached house on the brow of a sloping hill
CASTLE (Remains of) [Loch Urr] Castle Robert Colvin 040 [Situation] About 5 miles S.E [South East] from Moniaive
Remains of walls and moat reputed in this locality to be those of a Castle, of which however there is no account extant

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Parish of Glencairn -- Plan 40. 9, Trace 1,

[Paper insert below Castle] "Glenriddell" [file remnants] and page 227 of the name list

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Castle - Situation - written in pencil between the lines "File in"?

inserted paper note - check words after Glenriddell - 'file remnants' is a best guess with the 1st 'n' seemingly missing

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