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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Merrick (Continued) | the Bay of Luce the Irish Sea, Irish Coast and hills from Fairhead Co. [County] Antrim to Mountains of Morne Co. [County] Down, in the Southern extremity of [this] view the high hills of the Isle of Man appear in bold relief. To the South are seen the River Cree winding its Serpentine Course to the Sea, the Bay And burgh of Wigtown. Towards the S.E. & E. [South East & East] can [be seen] the greater portion of Kirkcudbrightshire with its bays, promontories, woody glens And detached pieces of Arable and its Conspicuous hills Such as Criffel, Screel, Bengairn, Blackcraig, Cairnsmore, Millfore And Curleywee, the Solway Frith, the town of Whitehaven, the bold prominent headland of St. Bees, the blue hills of Lancashire and [Cumberland] And a great portion of Dumfriesshire. Towards the N.E. [North East] nothing can be seen but a wild series of [rocky] heathy hill on towering Above Another in point of view. From the Summit of this mountain on a fine clear day upwards of 30 lakes Can be Counted. On the whole this is perhaps one of the finest And most romantic views in the South of Scotland. It is on the farm of Stroan And forms part of the old Forest Lands On its Summit is a Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] party Merrick Gt. Inst. [Great Intersected] Note. Simpson in Hist. of Gal [History of Galloway] speaking of the 'Barony of the Forest' Says 'On which stands the famous Mountain of Mearock which overlooks all the other mountains for height. |
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[Page] 42List of Names collected by [Samuel Barclay laborer]
Plan 14A Trace 1
Parish of Minnigaff
[Signed] Samuel Barclay Laborer
12th. Sept. [September] 1849
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