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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRY LOCH | Dry Loch Dry Loch Dry Loch |
John Murray n.s. Craigencallie via N. [New] Galloway A. McMillan n.s. Glenhead via N. [Newton] Stewart R. Lennox n. Cornarroch via Carsphairn |
014 | A Small lake on the farms of 'Buchan' and Lochead' the boundary between the parishes of Minnigaff and Carsphairn runs indefinetly from S. to N. [South to North] through this lake. Why it has got the appellation Dry is not known in the locality, as it has not been known to have been dry. (nor even partially) in the year 1826. |
| GALA LANE | Gala Lane Gala Lane Gala Lane |
X John Murray n.s. Craigencallie via N. [New] Galloway X A. McMillan n.s. Glenhead via N. [Newton] Stewart R. Lennox n. Cornarroch via Carsphairn |
014 | A Small stream having its source in 'Dry Loch' from which until it receives 'Pulskaig Burn' it is the boundary between the parishes of Minnigaff And Carsphairn thence to its influx into 'Loch Doon' it is the boundary between the Shires of Ayr and Kirkcudbright. It whole course is Southerly. [Northerly] Note. The Authorities here marked X state that 'Gala' is a contraction of 'Galawa' the mode in which Galloway is mostly pronounced in this locality. |
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[Page] 50List of Names collected by Samuel Barclay Labourer
Plan 14A Trace 4
Parish of Minnigaff
Object
Dry Loch - a lake
Gala Lane - a Stream
[Signed] Samuel Barclay
14th. September 1849
Transcriber's notes
Gala Lane flows North.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, DANIALSAN
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