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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARGLEAR HILL | Larglear Hill Larglear Hill March Hill |
John Crocket William Wilson Ainslies Map. 1820 |
025 | [Situation] About 3/4 miles W.N.W. [West North West] of Corsock Loch. A considerable hill on the farm of Larglear, its soil consists of heathy pasture. On it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Larglear". This hill is a prominent part of an irregular range |
| MARNHOUL WOOD | Marnhoul Wood Marnhoul Wood |
James Moffat William Wilson |
025 | [Situation] About 2/8 miles W.N.W. [West North West] of Corsock Loch. A considerable plantation on the farm of Marnhoul, its wood consists chiefly of Fir. |
| AUCNEVEY PLANTATION | Auchenvey Plantation Auchenvey Plantation |
John Crocket William Wilson |
025 | [Situation] From 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 miles W. [West] by N [North] of Corsock Loch. A large tract of plantation on the farm of Auchenvey its wood consists chiefly of Fir. |
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Larglear Hill
Marnhoul Wood
Auchenvey Plantation
[Note] The prefix Larg appears plainly to be the Gaelic Lurg. A [shank]. the ridge of a hill sloping into a plain &c. But it is not easy to determine what the affix lear means although it is evidently from the Gaelic.
Marnhoul appears evidently from the Gaelic the prefix Marn is the word machair a field, a plain &c. and the Gaelic article an but the affix houl is rather of difficult derivation.
Auchenvey appears to be the Gaelic words Ach' na Flindh. The field or plain of the deers
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