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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARRAINIE | Grannie Grannie Garrainie Garrany Garrainie Garrainie |
Samuel Good Henry Johnstone John McCaul n.s. Ainslies Map 1820 Thomas McCaul Richard Coats |
015 | [Situation] About 7/8 mile N.W. by W. [North West by West] of Earlston Castle. The Site of a Small Hamlet on [the estate] of Knocknalling. It formerly [consisted] of 7 or 8 houses, but now nothing [of it] remains only with the exception [of the] ruins of two houses. It is not [known] in this locality how it got the [name]. Tradition Says these old houses were [founded] by Earl of Bothwell to accommodate his hunters & Dogs during the period he was residing in Earlston Castle. |
| CARSFAD | Carsphad Carsphad Carsphad Carsfad Carsfad Carsfad Carsfad |
William Hannay N.S. Samuel Good N. John McCaul N.S. Ainslies Map 1820 Wiliam Hastings Andrew Mooney Robert Coats |
015 | [Situation] About 3/4 mile N.W. [North West] of Earlston Castle. A farm house in good repair [with] out houses and a farm of land containing of about ....acres of which is Moor-land and a [considerable] portion of it Arable. The [property] of William Forbes Esqr. of Callender. A little to the North of this house is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party ["Carsphad"] it is Situated on the Side of the Public Road leading from New Galloway to Carsephairn and Dalmellington. |
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