OS1/35/2/46
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR FIN HILL | Blair Fin Blair Fin Blair Fen Blair Fin Blar Finn Blair Fin Hill |
George McHaffie Esqr. Michael Wallace Thomas Bell Robert Foster William McDowal McNeil Card Esqr. |
004 | [Situation] About ¼ mile south of Balgown (farm house) A moderate Sized Hill on the farm of Balgowan Situate S.W. [South West] of Blairmore Hill. The Soil of it is arable |
| CHAPEL DONNAN (Site of) | Chapel Dunnan (Site of) Chapel Dunnan (Site of) Chapel Dunan or Chapel Donnan Chapel Dunnan |
Alexander Hannay aged 70 years William Crichton George McHaffie Esqr. Mr Kennedy South Cairn |
004 | [Situation] About ½ mile S.W. [South West] of Balgown farm house This is the remains or site of an ancient Chapel a Small part of the foundation can still be traced it is Situate on the farm of Drumdow Alexander Hannay of the neighbourhood remembers to have seen the walls of this building about 2 feet above the surface of the ground |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 46Parish of Kirkcolm
Form 136
Page - 121- Blair Fin Hill
- 117 - Chapel Dunan (Site of)
[In reference to Blarfin which is struckthrough under Orthography]
See Blair More Hill in page 45
"Blàr" A plains. a field. ground. spot etc
"Fionn" White. Fair etc
Gaelic Dictionary
"The Christians who attended "Chapel Dunan"
" must have been Catholics.- at the reformation
"or before it, the small Chapels were suppressed and
"Kirkcolm Parish as now constituted , composed out of
the whole".
Signed
"George McHaffie"-
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Chr1smac -Moderator, NRS - Moderator, Missus SW
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