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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCRIERICK'S CAIRN [farm] | McCrirricks Cairn McCrirricks Cairn McCrirricks Cairn McCriericks Cairn |
On Lease Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson James Hyslop William Maxwell Esq Factor for Buccleuch Estates |
005 | [situation] ¾ mile S.S.W. [South South West] of Dempsters Glen - muckloch A good stone Farm House with Offices attached all slated and in good repair it is the property of His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, Occupant James Hyslop |
| CAIRN SMITHY | Cairn Smithy Cairn Smithy Cairn Smithy |
Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson James Hyslop Thomas Callender |
005 | [situation] 21 Chains N.W. [North West] by N. [North] from McCriericks Cairn A House and Smithy attached. all thatched, and not in very good repair it is on the Road from Dumfries to Ayr. |
| POLHOTE BURN | Polhote Burn Polhote Burn Polhote Burn |
Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson James Hyslop William Wilson |
005 | [situation] From between Gibbons & Polwhagan Hills N. [North] to River Nith a tributary of the Nith on the S [South] side, into which river it falls near to Cairn Smithy |
| STELL KNOWE | Stele Knowe Stele Knowe |
James Hyslop Revd.[Reverend] R Simpson |
006 | [situation] At the junction of the Polhate Burn with the River Nith A slightly elevated Knowe on the Farm of McCrirricks Cairn, this name was given to it on account of a Stele being near to it. |
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[page] 140Parish of Kirkconnell Plan 5.7 Trace No. 4
[signed] Charles J Fearnside Pt. R.S. & Mis [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
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