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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIAN HILL | Marian Hill | James Wright Shoemaker | 009 | This hill was called Craigengillan until the Year 1802 when colonel Ross of Balsarroch erected a tower on it to the memory of his wife" Some said it was to his daughters memory but the inscription it shows it was not his daughter as the name would have been Ross & the inscription runs thus . Marian Hill 1802 which proves that if erected to any persons namely it must have been to the whole name was Marian Hill still a great many people in the neighbourhood assert it was to be a daughter, of an old servant of the family & others whose authority is good Says it was to his wife's memory |
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[Page] 70 -- Plan 9A Trace 2 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pte. R S M [Private Royal Sappers Miners] -- 1st. Examiner -- Parish of KirkcolmObject
Marian Hill - Tower & Hill
[Signed]
26 Nov. [November] 1846
John Mechan
RSM [Royal Sappers Miners]
1st. Examiner
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