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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LARBRAX SCHOOL | Larbrax School Larbrax School Larbrax School |
Inscription on Stone Samuel C. Logan John Burns |
015 | [Situation] 1 1/8 miles SSW [South South West] from Lochnaw Castle A neat & well constructed building built in 1843 by the Earl of Stair and that of Sir Agnew together with a Small [Government] grant. Occupied as a [Schoolhouse] and endowed with about --- per annum by the parish [heritors] the remainder of the schoolmaster's Salary consist of the [Scholars] fees. the South wing of the building is the Schoolmasters dwelling the northern portion [is the] School room. It is Situate on the west side of the road leading [from] Kirkcolm to Portpatrick [road] it is is not a parochial School |
CAIRN HILL OF BALGRACIE | Cairn Hill of Balgracie Cairn Hill of Balgracie Cairn Hill of Balgracie |
William McNeil John McCubbin John Kerr |
015 | [Situation] one mile SSW. [South South West] from Lochnaw Castle A considerable hill on the farm of Balgracie on its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station improperly written "Kearn Hill" by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party on this hill was formerly an old Cairn (the track of which is still distinct) from which the hill derives its name |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 32Parish of Leswalt
Form 136
Page 85- Larbrax School
87 - Cairn hill of Balgracie
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