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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONGUE BURN | Tongue Burn Tongue Burn |
David Beggs Farmer Little Leight by Cairn Ryan Peter Stroyan Farmer MeicKle Leight by Cairn Ryan |
005 | A Small Stream of Surface water, collecting on the moor, of Little Leight and flowing into the Galloway Burn it divides A Small Triangular corner of ground from the N.W. [North West] end of Little Leight Hill And the Account of the division this made it gets the name of Tongue Burn,- |
| LAIRDS HILL | Lairds Hill Lairds Hill |
David Beggs Farmer Little Leight by Cairn Ryan Peter Stroyan Farmer MeicKle Leight by Cairn Ryan |
005 | A Small Steep hill on a farm of the same name, Situated about 1 mile North of the village of cairn Ryan, the Soil consists of Arable and Heathy pasture, towards the South end of it. It is Rocky & cover'd with Natural Wood & furze and a Small portion of it is planted. with fir Wood. it taKes its name from the farm on which it is Situated And in turn the farm gets the name of Lairds Hill from its being a long time held by the Proprietor. Sir Alexander Wallace of Loch Ryan House |
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List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.A. [Civilian Assistant] -- 1st. Examiner - [page] 48 -- Parish of Inch -- Plan 5 A Trace 3Object - Tongue Burn- A Stream
- Lairds Hill - A Hill
[Signed] Thomas Smith
C.A [Civilian Assistant ]
20th. March 1847
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