OS1/20/45/54
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUCHANEASY BRIDGE | William Gordon n & s Clauchaneasy Newton Stewart William Wilson n & s Brigton Newton Stewart Thomas McWhae Larg |
021 | A new Bridge one Arch in progress of erection, building with Lime and stone, situated across the River Cree at Clauchaneasy, hence the name, and between Black rack Ford and High Black rack Ford It is not a county bridge | |
| BLACK-RACK FORD | William Gordon N & S Clauchaneasy Newton Stewart William Wilson Brigton Newton Stewart | 021 | A Ford having a shingly Bottom across the River Cree, at one time it was the most frequented ford in the River particularly by smugglers who were in the habit of conveying their goods from the shores of Wigtonshire into Ayrshire and disposing of them as they went along, but now seldom crossed, it being Superseded by a ford a little north which is known as High Black-rack to distinguish them |
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[Page] 54 -- List of Names collected by John Bray C. A [Civilian Assistant] -- Final Examiner -- [Parish of] MinnigaffPlan 21C Trace 4
Objects
Clauchaneasy Bridge - Bridge
Black-rack Bridge
Black-rack Ford - A Ford
[Note presumably to Black-rack Bridge] The name is unknown in the locality the authorities here [given] only suppose these names
[Signed] John Bray augt [august] 13th [...]
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