OS1/20/5/22
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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FANS OF ALTRY | Fans of Alltry Fans of Alltry |
James Ferguson James Wilson |
003 | [Situation] 1 Mile S.E. by E. [South East by East] of Lorg A small tract of Moss on the farm of Alltry, and situated near the Eastern base of Alltry Hill, possibly this word is a corruption of the word Fen which Signifies moorish ground or swampy muddy soil. |
HIGH COUNTEM | High Countem High Countem |
James Wilson John Seaton |
003 | [Situation] 1 1/4 Miles E by S [East by South] A small hill on the farm of Altry, its soil is heathy pasture. Over it runs the boundary line betwixt the Counties of Dumfries and Kirkcudbright. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 22Parish of Dalry
Form 136
page 60 - Fans of Altry
page 61- High Countem
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Chr1smac -Moderator, Gerald Cummins
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