OS1/20/151/98
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHILLING HILL | Shilling Hill Shilling Hill |
James Beck Edward McCartney |
050 | [Situation] At the N.E. [North East] side of the town of Kirkcudbright. A Small eminence near the old corn mill of Kirkcudbright it is said that in former times that the corn was shelted or winnowed on this eminence previous to the grinding of it in the Mill and from which circumstance very possibly it took the name. - |
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Sheelin Hill. the eminence near a
Mill where the kernel of the
grain were separated by the
wind from the husks.
By every Corn Mill a knoll-
- top on which the kernels were
winnowed from the husks was
designed the Sheeling-hill
Sheeling the same with
Shilling Scott Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
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