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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BARBEG Barbeg
Barbeg
Barbeg
Sir James D. Hay Bart. [Baronet]
William Hyslop
Mr Robert McKenzie
017 [Situation] In the S.W. [South West] part of the Ph. [Parish] of Old Luce & South of Dunragit.
A small planted hill on its summit stands a flag staff used as a trigl. [trigonometrical] point
PILTANTON BRIDGE Pooltanton Bridge
Pooltanton Bridge
Piltanton
Piltanton Bridge
Mr Robert McKenzie
William Thorburn
Ainslie's Map 1782
George McHaffie Esqr.
017 [Situation] In the S.W. [South West of the Parish of Old Luce 3 miles West of Glenluce on the road leading from that village to Stonykirk & Sandhead also the old road leading to Portpatrick.
A small stone bridge of one arch in good repair on the old road leading from Glenluce to Portpatrick The Pooltanton Burn runs under this bridge This is a County Bridge

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Parish of Old Luce
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56 Barbeg
56 Piltanton Bridge

[Notes]
"Barr" - The top, the uppermost part of anything.
"Beag" - Little, small etc Gaelic Dictionary.

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