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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
GOUKTHORN HILL GouKthorn Hill
GouKthorn Hill
GouKthorn Hill
George Wilson
George McCormicK
Ainslies Map 1796
024 [Situation] About 11/4 miles S. E. [South East] by East of New Galloway.
A Small arable hill on the farms of HighparK &. Ironmacannie. and on the now extinct farm of GouKthorn hence the name. On its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "GouKthorn or ParKrobin [Int?-]"
HIGHPARK HighparK
HighparK
William Shaw
William Candlish Esqr
024 [Situation] About 7/8 mile S. E. [South East] of New Galloway.
A farm house one Story high and out houses all thatched and in good repair, with a farm of good arable land attached. The property of the heirs of the Late Lord Kenmure.
TORHEUGHIE HILL Terheughie
Terheughie
Torheughie Hill
William Shaw
George McCormicK
See Name List of plan 24C. p. [page] 36.
024 [Situation] About 13/8 miles E. [East] S. [South] East of New Galloway
A Small hill on the farm of Ironmacannie the Soil of which is arable land. It Cannot be ascertained from what it tooK its name. -

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162 Highpark
163 Goukthorn Hill
163 Torheughie Hill
GouK, The CucKoo
Terheughie perhaps from the Gaelic "Torr" A hill & the Scotch "heugh"a Crag, a ragged Steep &c, [etc]

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