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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN CONNELL HILL | Cairn Connell Hill Cairn Connell |
William, McMechan Farmer Mersleugh Kirkcolm via Stranraer Blackwood's Map of Wigtownshire |
009 | This Hill I hear takes its name from a Cairn (whose site is Still defined) upon its Summit, which was erected to the memory of a man named Connell, who was executed there at the time of the persecution Loch Connell which forms part of its [base] derives its name from the Same place |
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[Page] 118 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st. Examiner -- Plan 9A Trace 6 - [Parish of] KirkcolmObject
Cairn Connell - Hill
[Note] In Blackwoods [map]
of Wigton while Loch [Connel]
is Spelled, with [one l]
but inhabitants
spell it
Connell The Hill [has]
the Same as the [Loch]
[Signed]
John Mechan R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
1st Examiner 11th [December 1846]
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