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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STROAN HILL | Stroan Hill Stroan Hill |
Robert Grierson William Armstrong |
016 | [Situation] 1 1/4 Miles N.N.W. [North North West] of Laggan farm house A small hill on the farm of Stroan its surface consists of rocky and rough pasture. On it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Strowan" |
| STROAN (Ruins of) | Stroan (in ruins) Stroan (in ruins) Stroan Strowan Stroan |
Robert Grierson William Armstrong Ainslies Map. 1820 Valn. [Valuation] Roll. 1819 Valn. [Valuation] Roll Anct. [Ancient] |
016 | [Situation] 1 1/4 Miles N.W. by W. [North West by West] of Laggan farm house The ruins of a farm house with about 300 acres of land attached in the Occupation of Robert Hewtson of Auchenbrigry. The property of James Oswald Esqr. of Auchencruive. |
| MARION'S KNOWE | Merrans Knowe Merrans Knowe Marion's Knowe Marion's Knowe Marion's Knowe |
Robert Grierson William Armstrong John McCaul James Ferguson Joseph Black |
016 | [Situation] 7/8 Mile W.N.W. [West North West] of Laggan farm house A small hill on the farm of Stroan its surface consists of heathy and rough pasture. |
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29 Stroan Hill
[Note] Strone or stroan in the lowland
dialect signifies a hill that terminates
a range. Sron in the Gaelic is applied
to a projecting side of a hill, to a promontory &c.
29 Stroan (in ruins)
29 Merran's Knowe
[Note] Marion, The Scottish mode
of writing & pronouncing the name
Marianne. Jamieson
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