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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAMFORD HILL | Lamford Hill Lamford Hill Longford Lambfoord |
William McCrae James Sloan Ainslies Map 1820 Valn. [Valuation] Roll 1819 |
005 | [Situation] About 1 1/8 Mile N.W. by W. [North West by West] of Knockingarroch farm house. A tlerable sized hill on the farm of Lamford hence the name its surface consists of rocKy pasture, On its Summit is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party 'Culnoch or Drumjohn.' |
| BROCKLOCH BENNAN | Brockloch Bennan Brochloch Bennan |
James Sloan William McCrae |
005 | [Situation] About ½ mile W. by N. [West by North] of KnocKingarroch farm house. A small hill on the farm of Brockloch (hence the name) its surface consists of rocky pasture. |
| HOPS GLEN | Hops Glen Hops Glen |
James Sloan William McCrae |
005 | [Situation] 45 chains N.N.E. [North North East] of KnocKingarroch farm house. A Small Glen or hollow through which runs Bow Burn, the South Side consists of a Small rocky precipice and the north of a gradual Slope. Not known in the locality how it got the name. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 4Parish of Carsphairn
Form 136 Page
22 Lamford Hill
22 Brockloch Bennan
22 Hops Glen
[Note] Lamford perhaps from the
Gaelic words Lom fuar which
Signifies cold & bare. as these
words are adjectives it must originally
have some noun as cnoc or Beanne
to which the adjective did refer
Brockloch Bennan
Broclach, A warren, a badgers den.
Beannan (dim.[diminutive]) of Beann, A small hill
Hop. A sloping hollow
between two hills or
the hollow that is formed
between two ridges on the
one hill. Jamieson
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
DANIALSAN, Gerald Cummins
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