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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNAB HILL | Snab Hill Snab Hill Snab Hill Snab Hill Snab Hill |
William McArthur John Wilson John McCaul James McCartney Hendry Johnston See Name Lists 15A & C |
015 | [Situation] About 3 1/2 miles W [West] by North of Dalry. A large hill on the farm of Largmore the surface of which is heathy pasture On it is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonmetrical] Party "Snab hill" This hill forms part of a range of hills which has no name. From a small rocky hillock or a large Rock called Snab this hill took its name. [Note] Snab. The projecting part of a rock or hill. Jam: Scott: Dicty. [Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary] |
| SNAB | Snab Snab Snab |
William McAurther John Wilson John McCall See Name List 15C |
015 | [Situation] On Snab Hill A large rock on the south side of Snab Hill, the North end of which is very precipitous. It gave rise to the name of the Hill. [Note] Snab. The projecting part of a rock or hill. Jam: Scott: Dicty. [Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary] |
| KNOCKMOWDIE | Knock-mowdie Knock-mowdie Knock-mowdie |
William McAurther John Wilson John McCaul |
015 | [Situation] About 3 miles W.N. [West North] WEst of Dalry. A small green eminence on the farm of Knocksheen. It is a resort of Moles hence the name. Moles signifying Mowdies in the scotch Dialect. [Note] Mowdie. A mole Scott. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary. |
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