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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH MOSS | Loch Moss Loch Moss |
Smith Samuel J. Shannon |
025 | [Situation] 10 chains west of Corsock Loch. A small tract of Moss on the farm of Loch hence the name Loch Moss. |
| LITTLE MOCHRUM | Little Mochrum Little Mochrum Little Mochrum |
Samuel Smith J. Shannon Ainslies Map 1820 |
025 | [Situation] 1 mile W [West] by S. [South] of Corsock Loch. A farm house and out houses in good repair, with a considerable farm of land attached. Occupied by Samuel Smith the property of J. C. Maxwell Esqr. |
| CORSOCK LOCH | Corsock Loch Corsock Loch |
Samuel Smith J. Shannon |
025 | [Situation] 3/8 Mile West of Corsock house. A tolerable Lake on the lands of Corsock (hence the name) it abounds with Yellow trout of Excellent quality. |
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Parish of Parton -- [page] 9Objects
Loch Moss
Little Mochrum
Corsock Loch
[Note] In Chalmers Caledonia vol [volume] 3 P. [Page] 234 Is the following remark on this word. The British Cors a fen or bog was applied here to the names of many places as Corse in Kirkpatrick Durham Corse in Balaclellan &c. &c. Corsock in Parton being merely the British Corsawg fenny &c.
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