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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSHY BIELD | Bushy Beil Bushy Beil Bush a - Beild or Vush of Beild |
Thomas Morland Robert Porteous George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] 1/2 Mile N by W [North by West] of the Parish Church - A Small dwelling house and about 5 Acres of land attached. occupied by James Dorman . The Property of Sir Andrew Agnew. This place is a sublet of the farm of Low Kirkland & was formerly Covered with bushes which was a place of Shelter for cattle |
| KIRKLAND HILL | Kirkland Hill Kirkland Hill Kirkland Hill |
Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Bell Robert Porteous George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] 1 3/4 Miles (nearly) N. E. [North East] of Lochnaw Castle A large hill or tract of high ground including the farm of High Kirkland & a portion of Low Kirkland & that of Bushy Beil |
| TOR OF CRAIGOCH | The Tor of Craigach Tor of Craigach Tor of Craigach Tower of Crag-ach Kirkland Tor Kirkland Tor KIrkland Tor or Tor of Craigoch |
Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Bell Thomas Morland William Ross Chalmers Caled. [Caledonia] vol [volume] 3 page 356 Sir Andrew Agnew William Cairns George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] 1 1/2 Miles N E [North East] of Lochnaw castle An ancient moat or mound Standing on Kirkland Hill its Summit commands an extensive view of the Surrounding district. It appears to have been a place of defence or an encampment. on it is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig. [Trigonometrical] Party Weir Stone from the farm of Weirstone.- |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 21 -- Parish of LeswaltForm 136
Page 83- Bushy Beild
81- Kirkland Hill
83- Tor of Craigoch
[Notes]
"Beild, Bield", Shelter; refuge;
protection.- Jamieson's Dictionary
See Remarks, on Mounts
of this description in Chalmer's
Caledonia Vol [Volume] 3 page 356
Where it is called a "Tower of
Cragach"
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