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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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HAUGH MOSS | Haugh Moss | William McMichael Drumore via Gatehouse John Denniston Gatehouse |
030 | A considerable tract of moss on the farm of Round Fell, it is bounded on the south by Round Fell (a Hill) on the East by Pallough burn & on the north by the high road from New Galloway to Newton stewart. |
ROUND FELL | Round Fell | William McMichael Drumore Samuel McClelland Esq Gatehouse |
030 | A large hill which gives name to the farm upon which it stands. The surface consists of Rocky & heathy pasturage upon its summit stands ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trig [Trigonometrical] Party 'Kitterick' |
GOAT LUMPS | Goat Lumps | William McMichael Drumore Samuel McClelland Esq. Gatehouse |
030 | A slight ravine formed by large tumbling rocks, it stands upon the summit of Round Fell & took its name from being the haunt of the Goats, grazing upon the farm |
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[Page] 15List of Names collected by John Mechan Lce Corpl. RS&M [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
Plan 30A
Parish of Girthon
Objects
Haugh Moss - A Moss
Round Fell - A Hill
Goat Lumps - A Ravine
[Signed] 1st Sept. [September] 1848
John Mechan Lce Corpl. RS&M [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
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