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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUN HILL | Dun Hill Dun Hill Din Hill |
John Fergusson David Ferguson Ainslies Map 1820 |
002 | Situated between Fingland Burn & Polwhat Burn & ½ mile South of the influx of the former with the Water of Deugh. A small hill on the farm of Moor, its surface consists of rough and heathy pasture. On it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Pawhat Rig." |
| CROOKED LANE | Crooked Lane Crooked Lane |
John Fergusson David Fergusson |
002 | Running Northerly into Fingland Burn near the E [East] side of Dun Hill A small stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Moor and running in a Northerly direction to its conflux with 'Fingland Burn'. |
| FINGLAND BURN | Fingland Burn Fingland Burn Fingland Burn |
Thomas Stewart John Fergusson Ainslies Map 1820 |
002 | Running in a northerly direction till it meets "Crooked Lane" crossing Dun Hill Moss it flows into the Water of Deugh A small stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Moor, and running in a North Westerly direction to its confluence with the Water of Deugh. |
Continued entries/extra info
11Parish of Carsphairn
Dun, perhaps from its colour, or from the Gaelic Dun, A hill, a fort etc.
Lane, A brook of a very slow motion, etc.
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Missus SW, Gerald Cummins
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