OS1/10/30/85
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUCREACH HILL | Crocereoch Hill Crucreach Hill Crucreach Hill Craigreagh Hill Crockray Crocroy Heights |
Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson James McNaught Thomas Stewart Pronunciation Sinclair's Stat Acct (1794) [Old Statistical Account of Scotland Johnstone County Map |
002 | [situation] About 7/8 of a mile S.E. [South East] from Shiel Hill. A large Hill on the Farm of Crossbank and on the N.E. [North East] side of Back Burn it is an old established name and well known in the district |
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[page] 85Parish of Kirkconnell Plan 2.15 Trac [Trace] No. 5
[notes at Crucreach Hill] Croc a cross or Pillar and Creoch a boundary.
Probably compounded of Cru or Cruach and (obsolete) Creach - signifying the Grey Mountain.
[crossed out Entry] Birk Burn
[partly illegible note] Craig---Hill----------------------aston]
[signed] Charles J Fearnside Pte R.S.&Ms. [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
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