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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMNOCK KNOWES | Cumnock Knowes Cumnock Knowes |
Andrew McCormack Hugh McCulloch |
009 | A group of knolls or Eminences on the farm of Bardinnoch, their surface is rocky heathy pasture. On the most Southernmost is a granite stone * [see note in Continued entries/extra info] about 5 feet in length by 1 1/2 in breadth and on it is a rudely carved cross cut out in relieve, it is supposed by some of the inhabitants of the locality to be a place where prayers were wont to be offered up. It formerly had been standing upright, but now long since lying flat on the ground, |
| WHITE CROOK | White Crook White Crook |
Andrew McCormack Hugh McCulloch |
009 | A bend or curve of the "Water of Deugh" situated a short distance East of Carsphairn, anad close to the N. [North] West end of Cumnock Knowes. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 134Parish of Carsphairn
Left hand side of page [Form 136 Page 55 White Crook; 57 Cumnock Knowes]
White Crook
[Situation] 1 5/8 Miles N. by E. [North by East] of Braidenoch farm house,
Cumnock Knowes
[Situation] 1 5/8 Miles N. N. E [North North East] of Braidenoch farm house
* Mr Milligan of Liggat and Mr McGill of Carsfod state that they have heard it said that people used to resort in former times to this as a place of prayer or of worship. The cross is cut on the stone in basso relief. The stone is about 3 feet long and about 1 1/2 broad. It is lying flat at present. It is not known by any name
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Gerald Cummins
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