OS1/20/39/20

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  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Kirkcudbrightshire OS Name Books, 1848-1851
  4. Kirkcudbrightshire, Volume 39
  5. OS1/20/39/20
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
KATE'S WOOD Kate's Wood
Kate's Wood		 James Barbour
James Foulds		 016 [Situation] About 11/4 W. by S. [West by South] of Barscobe Loch.
A Considerable tract of [plantation] on the farm of Bogue the wood of which Consists of Oak, Fir & Beech. It [takes] its name in Consequence of [a] Woman named Katrine [who] had lived adjacent to it [during] the period of the Scottish persecution, at which time [she] often resorted into this [Solitary] Wood & prayed for the [Cause] of the persecuted Church.
KATE'S HILL Kate's Hill
Kate's Hill		 James Barbour
James Foulds		 016 [Situation] About 1 1/8 miles W. by S. [West by South] of Barscobe Loch.
A Small hill on the farm of Bogue the Soil of which is [arable] land. It is Situated Close to [the] North East side of Kate's [Wood] hence the name.

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Parish of Dalry

Form 136
Page 67- Kate's Wood
67 - Kate's Hill

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Chr1smac -Moderator, IanMcC

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Balmaclellan Parish, Dalry Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire County

  Linked mapsheets.

Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Kirkcudbrightshire, Sheet 16 Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Kirkcudbrightshire, Sheet 16