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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORMAL hILL | Gormal Hill | William McMichael Drumore via Gatehouse John Denniston Gatehouse |
030 | A large hill on the farm of orchars the surface of which is rocky heathy pasture. upon its summit stands a ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] called by Trig [Trigonometrical] party after the hill |
| OLD CORN KILN (Site of) | Old Corn Kiln (Site of) | William McMichael Drumore John Brown Esq Gatehouse |
030 | The site of an old Corn Kiln which seems to have been of circular form & about 5 feet in diameter they were in general use throughout the country for drying corn & previous to the introduction of Corn Mills. it is on the farm of Orchars. |
| LOCH GOWER | Loch Gower | Samuel McClelland Esq Gatehouse John Denniston Gatehouse |
030 | A small Loch lying in a moss on the eminence which bounds the Eastern side of Pallough Burn it derives its Source from springs within its self & has neither outlet or inlet. it is on the farm of Orchars. |
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[Page] 19List of Names Collected by John Mechan Lce Corpl. RS&M [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
Plan 30A Trace 2
Parish of Girthon
Object
Gormal Hill - A Hill
Old Corn Kiln (Site of) - Site of an old Kiln
Loch Gower - A Loch
[Signed] 1st Sept [September] 1848
John Mechan
Lce Corpl. RS&M [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
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