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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GARPEL BRIDGE | Grapel Bridge Grapel Bridge Garpel Bridge Garpel Bridge Garpel Bridge |
Christopher Johnstone John Tait Revd. [Reverend] J. Maitland Kells Manse Rev. [Reverend] William Wilson Balmaclellan Manse John Muir Ph [Parish] Teacher Kells |
024 | [Situation] About 11/8 miles N. [North] N. [North] East of New Galloway. A Small Stone built Bridge of one arch Crossing Garpel Burn (hence the name) on the road leading from New Galloway to Dalry. It was built by the County. - |
GARPELFOOT | Grapelfoot Grapelfoot Garpelfoot Garpelfoot Garpelfoot |
Christopher Johnstone John Tait Rev. [Reverend] J. Maitland Rev. William Wilson John Muir |
024 | [Situation] About 11/8 miles N. [North] N. E. [North East] of New Galloway A Small house Slated and in good Repair, on the Road Side leading from New Galloway to Dalry and Near to the Conflux of Garpel Burn hence the name |
HOLM GLEN | Holme Glen Holme Glen Holm Holme |
Christopher Johnstone John Tait valun. [valuation] Roll 1819 valun. [valuation] Roll Anct. [Ancient] |
024 | [Situation] About 11/8 mileS N. [North] N. [North] East of New Galloway A Romantic Glen or ravine on the farm of Holme (hence the name) the Sides of which is thickly planted with wood Consisting of Birch &c[etc] - also through it runs Garpel Burn. It was (as it is Said by the Supperstitious) in former times a favourite haunting place for Witches &c [etc]. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Balmaclellan [Page] 45 Trace 2Page
[1]30 - Holme Glen
123 - Garpel Bridge
124 - Garpelfoot
"Holm" "Howm" the level low ground along the banKs of a River Jam: [Jamieson] Scott: [Scottish] Dictionary
Holme in Jamieson
Garpel a Corruption of Garbh-pholl A rough darK Coloured Stream
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Molly Miller
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