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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITECROOK | White Crook White Crook Whitecrook Whitecrook |
W.T. Saunders William Thorburn Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
017 | [Situation] About 2 1/4 miloes S.W [South West] of Glenluce. A trigl. [trigonometrical] station on the [farm] of White Crook. [Hence it] derives its name. |
| MID TORRS | Mid Torrs Mid Torrs Mid Tars Mid Tors Mid Torrs |
William Thorburn W.T. Saunders Map of Wigtownshire 1841 Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
023 | [Situation] In the S.W. [South West] of the Ph. [Parish] of Old Luce 3 1/2 miles S.W [South West] of Glenluce. A trigl. [trigonometrical] station named after the farm by the trig [trigonometrical party] (see article knochcring) |
| DROUGHDOOL | Droughdool Droughdool Drouchdule Drochdool Droughdool |
James Gibson William T Saunders Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. Rent Roll |
017 | [Situation] About 2 3/4 miles West of Glenluce 1 mile South by East of Dunragit. A neat and commodious farm with office houses and a [farm] of 250 acres of arable land [and] occupied by Thomas Kerr. the property of Sir J.D. Hay |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 24Parish of Old Luce
Form 136 Page
55 Whitecrook
55 Mid Torrs
53 DroughdooL
[Note]
+ This name is generally written Droughdool.
but is pronounced (Drochdool).
Gaelic words ending in ough are in Scotland generally
changed to och, for instance the Irish Lough is in Scotch "Loch"
but this rule cannot in this case be adopted in opposition to the authorities for Drough
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, JCB
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