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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKMIRRAN KIRK (Site of) | Kirkmirran Kirk Kirkmarion Kirkmarion Kirkmirren Kirkmirran Kirk |
Dr. Trotter Alexander Livingston Robert Coskrie Stat: Acct [Statistical Account] Mr. Thompson |
045 | [Situation] About 10 chains South of Potterland Mill. This name applies to the site of an ancient Chapel and grave yard on the farm of Potterland, the site is scarcely visible. it is traditionally reported that the late Revd. [Reverend] John McClelland of Kelton had said that the last minister of this chapel was called McClelland. |
| ST MIRRAN'S WELL | St. Marion's Well | Alexander Livingston Robert Coskrie See above |
045 | [Situation] About 14 Chains SE by S [South East by South] of Potterland Mill. A spring well which discharges a considerable quantity of water it is situated on the farm of Potterland and convenient to Kirkmarion from which it has taken its name. - |
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[page] 15Parish of Kelton.
70 - Kirkmirran Kirk; 74 - St. Mirran's Well
"There is also on the S.E. [South East] boundary of the parish the vestige of an ancient chapel & church yard called "Kirkmirren" now entirely neglected and of which nothing is known but the locality and the name, in ancient times it probably formed a distinct parish, tho' [though] it is said to have been distinguished as a Chapel of Ease".
Stat: Acct: of Kirkcudbt. [Statistical Account of Kirkcudbright] page 170
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