OS1/20/61/4
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENVEY BURN | Auchenvey Burn Auchenvey Burn |
John Crocket William Wilson |
025 | [Situation] Running from the S. [South] side of Auchenvey Plantn [Plantation] in an Easterly direction to its conflux with Arvie Loch. A small stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Mochrum and running in an Easterly direction to its conflux with "[...] Loch" |
| MOCHRUM FELL | Mochrum Fell Mochrum Fell Mochrum |
John Crocket William Wilson Ainslies Map |
025 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Miles W. [West] by S. [South] of Corsock Loch A considerable hill on the farm of Mochrum, its soil consists of rocky heathy pasture. On it is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl [Trigonometrical] Party "Mochrum" This hill is part of an irregular hill range. |
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[Page] 4 -- Parish of PartonForm 136
Page 45 - Auchenvey Burn
Page 48 - Mochrum Fell
[Note] Mochrum is apparently from the Gaelic but is of rather difficult derivation
Muc dhrum. [signies] The swines ridge although these words are not according to Gaelic composition yet they are the nearest can be found that would [meak] sense & the name "Swine ridge" [...] in the name of a place in Ayrshire. See Chalmers remarks on the parish name Mochrum in Wigtownshire
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