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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SHALLOCH BURN | Shalloch Burn Shalloch Burn Shalloch Burn |
Thomas Stewart John Wilson Ainslies Map.1820 |
002 | [Situation] Rising at the base of Sware Brae & running Westerly A small Stream having its rise on the farm of Moor and running in a Westerly direction to its conflux with the Water of Deugh. |
NICK OF THE SWARE | Nick of the Swere Nick of the Swere |
William Sloan Thomas Stewart |
002 | [Situation] About 1 Mile W.N.W. [West North West] of Clennoch A small hollow between the hills of Waterhead and Swere Brae, its surface consists of rocky pasture. This name is very applicable to the place as Sware or Swere is a Scotch term for a level spot between hills. |
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[Page] 15Parish of Carsphairn
Nick of the Sware
Sware, The most level spot
between two hills. The declination of
a hill or mountain near its summit
Jamiesons Scottish Dictionary
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