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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY LORD'S WELL | My Lords Well My Lords Well My Lords Well My Lords Well My Lords Well |
Mr J. McHaig Mr Andrew McQueen Mr Robert Strogan Mr Archibald Geddes George McHaffie Esqr. |
013 | [Situation] 1/2 Mile South of Newtonstewart. A very old spring well on the right of the road from Newtonstewart to Wigton so called from the fact of a Lord Garlies having drank of its water, on a time when passing. |
| DRUMS OF BAR | Drums of Barr Drums of Barr Drums of Bar |
Mr Robert Strogan H. McMuldroch George McHaffie Esqr. |
013 | [Situation] 2 Miles South of Newtonstewart. A tract of good land lying west of the White Carse of Barr, and east of the road from Newtonstewart to Wigton. It is at present comprised in two large fields. |
| BARRAER FELL | Baraer fell Barraer Fell Baraer Fell Baraer Fell Fell of Barrawr |
List of Properties 1842 George McHaffie Esqr. Mr Robert McClymont Robert Agnew Ainslie's Map 1782 |
013 | [Situation] 3 1/2 Miles West of Newtonstewart and South of Merton Hall. - A considerable Rocky Hill on the farm of Barraer It Runs North & South. |
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[Page] 7Parish of Penninghame
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47 My Lords Well
48 Drums of Bar
53 Barraer Fell
[Notes] "Drum". A knoll, a ridge
applied to little hills, which rise as ridges
above the adjacent ground. Dr Jamieson's Dictionary
"Barr". The top, the uppermost part of any thing. Gaelic Dictionary.
"Reamhar" big, great thick, of great circumference.
Gaelic Dictionary.
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Chr1smac -Moderator, JCB
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