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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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TORRS OF KIRRIEREOCH | Torrs of Kirriereoch | Alexander McSkimming n Kirriereoch Newton Stewart Robert McMillan N&S Palgown Newton Stewart |
013 | A tolerable Sized hill on the farm of Kiriereoch and Tarfassoch the Surface of which is Rocky Pasture, (forming part of a range of hills) on its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by the Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Kerrioch Lower or West |
CAIRNYRA | Cairnyra | Alexander McSkimming n Kirriereoch Newton Stewart Robert McMillan N&S Palgown Newton Stewart |
013 | A large Granite rock on the Torrs of Kirriereoch and on the Boundary between Ayrshire and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright how the name has arisen is not Known in the Locality |
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List of Names collected by John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner -- [Page] 30 -- Parish of Minnigaff & Straiton -- Plan 13B. Trace 1Object - Torrs of Kirriereoch - A Hill
- Cairnyra - A Stone
[Signed] John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
July 7th. 1849
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