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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BROAD PORT Broad Port
Broad Port
Broad Port
Alexander Cochrane
James McEwen
George McHaffie Esqr.
009 [Situation] On the Western coast of the
Parish and 1/2 mile South of Sliggery Knowe
A Creek on the Shore on the farm of High Mark & South of Redstone Cove fishermen sometimes land their boats but it is [unsafe] and having but little shelter
DRUMAWHERN HILL Drumawhirn Hill Drumawhirn Hill
Drumawhirn
Drumawhirn
Drumawhern
Drumawhern
Alexander Cochrane
James McEwen
George McHaffie Esqr.
Alexander McCrea
Ainslie's Map 1782
William Cairns
See a similar name in page 22
009 [Situation] 2 miles W N W [West North West] of Lochnaw Castle
A moderate Sized hill of a ridge Shape extending north and South on the farm of High Mark The soil is good arable ground
SLOCKNAGLASSON Slocknaglasson
Slocknaglasson
Slouchnaglasson
Alexander Cochrane James McEwen
George McHaffie Esqr.
009 [Situation] On the Western Coast of the
Parish, and 1/2 mile South of Sliggery Knowe
A Small inlet between rocks on the Shore
of the farm of Mark, South Side of Broad Port.

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[Page] 6 -- Parish of Leswalt

Form 136
Page 58 -- Broad Port
64 -- Drumawhirn Hill
58 -- Slocknaglasson
´Slouch`A deep ravine or gully. Scottish Dictionary.
´Sloc`. ´Slochd`. A pit, a den, a hollow, in Gaelic Dictionary
´Glas` ---------- Green.
´an´ ----------- a diminative

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