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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BENBRACK BURN Benbrack Burn
Benbrack Burn
John Wilson
Walter Sloan
006 A small stream or burn taking its rise on the farm of Benbrack and running in a Southerly direction to its conflux Stroanfreggan Burn.
CARLAE BURN Carlae Burn
Carlae Burn
John Wilson
Walter Sloan
006 A small stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Little Carlae and running in a Westerly direction to its conflux with Stroanfreggan Burn,
CORNHARROW BURN Cornharrow Burn
Cornharrow Burn
Walter Sloan
William Ramsay
006 A small stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Cornharrow and running in a S.[South] Westerly direction to its conflux with Stroanfreggan Burn

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Parish of Dalry

Laft hand side of page Form 136 Page 60 Benbrack Burn; 60 Carlae Burn; 54 Cornharrow Burn

Benbrack Burn
[Situation] Running in a Southerly direction to its junction with Stroanfreggan Burn. About 1 1/8 miles N by E [North by East] of Cornharrow
Carlae Burn
[Situation] Running in a South West direction to its junction with Stroanfreggan Burn at 1 1/4 miles N by E [North by East] of Cornharrow (farm house)
Cornharrow Burn
[Name] Cornharrow is one of those Gaelic names
that is so corrupted or changed by the lowland pronunciation
as to be difficult to ascertain the etymology
there is the name Cairnharra in Anwoth perhaps these two
names are from the same origin. See etymology in Name List P.43.C.
[Situation] Running in a South West direction to its junction with Stroanfreggan Burn. About 7 chains S.W.[South West] of Cornfarrow farm house.

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Gerald Cummins

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