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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MEIKLE ROSS | Meikle Ross Meikle Ross Meikle Ross Big Ross |
John Broom Thomas Ritson Val. [Valuation] Roll (1819) Ainslies Map 1820 |
054 | [Situation] About 2 1/8 Miles W. S. W. [West South West] of Balmae A considerable hill on the farm of Meikle Ross, the soil of which is partly rocky pasture & partly arable land, its summit commands an extensive view of the surrounding Country. The Solway frith, the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man and the Mountain Ranges of Cumberland &c, also on its summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "______ " This hill is bounded on the North side by Balmangan Bay, on the East and South sides by the sea, and is approached on the west side by a narrow Isthmus |
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[Page] 15Parish of Borgue
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80 Meikle Ross
Meikle denoting size Scott Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
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