OS1/20/45/4

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
RIG OF THE CAIRN Rig of the Cairn
Rig of the Cairn
James McKie
Peter Blain
021 [Situation] About 1 3/8 mile W [West] by S [South] of Holm (farm house). A small knoll or eminence on the farm of Brigton its surface consists of rocky heathy pasture. & on it stands a shepherds Cairn. This knoll commands a good view of the adjacent country.
BRAES OF BARMORE Braes of Barmore
Braes of Barmore
James McKie
Peter McKie
021 [Situation] About 1 1/2 miles SW [South West] by W. [West] of Holm, farm house. An eminence or knoll on the farm of Brigton [...] surface consists of rocky heathy pasture, it is situated close along the East side of the River Cree.

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Page 33 Rig of the Cairn
Page 33 Braes of Barmore

[Note] Brae, The side of a hill
an acclivity. Conjoined with a
it denotes the upper part of a country
as Bra-mar, Bra-cat. The Braes of Angus.
Scolles Dictionary
Barr Mor (Gaelic) The great summit or hill

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