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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
INKS MOSS Inks Moss
Inks Moss
Inks Moss
John McHarg farmer
Mr. James Cannon Carseriggan
James McCrea
012 [Situation] 5¼ Miles N by W. [North by West] of Kirkcowan Village and 1 Mile East of Tarf Water
A large wet Moss it is the property of the Marquis of Bute.
Etymology not known, Supposed to have taken name from a portion of low lying rough pasture on the North West Side of the mosS D.R. c/a [civilian assistant]
CRAIGNARBIE Craignarbie
Craignarbie
John McHarg farmer
James McCrea Low Airies
012 [Situation] NW by W. [North West by West] of Kirkcowan Village and 1 Mile East of Tarf Water.
A small patch of high rough pasture having a small rock thereon in Ink Moss. it is the property of the Marquis of Bute.
KNOWES O' THE RUE Knowes O The Rue
Knowe O' the Rue
John McHarg farmer
George McHaffie Esqr.
012 5 Miles N.W. by W [North West by West] of Kirkcowan Village and South of Ink Moss.
A small range of rocky heights. exhibiting a white appearance. it is the property of the Marquis of Bute.

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Parish of Kirkcowan

Inks Moss - Form 136 -- Page 26

Craignarbie- Form 136 -- Page 26

Knowes O' the Rue - Form 136-- Page 26

"Creag" - A rock, a craig. Gaelic Dictionary
"Know"- A little hill, a hillock. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary.
"to Row, Roo or Rue" To row sheep, to pluck the wool from live sheep instead of shearing it. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson

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