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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALKAIL | BalKail Balcail BalKail BalKail BalKail |
John Adair Esqr. Ainslie's Map 1872 Statistical Acct [Account] Wigton 1841 George McHaffie Esqr. Gazetteer of Scotland 1842 |
017 | [Situation] - South of the Town of Glenluce A large and Commodious [Mansion] House or Gentlemans residence with suitable offices. Gardens, pleasure grounds attached . It is situated between the Town of Glenluce and Lady Burn , [the] Grounds being beautifully [ornamental] with Fir and Forest Trees. It is the Property and [Residence] of J. Adair Esqr. |
| GLENLUCE | Glenluce Glenluce Glenluce Glenluce |
Ainslie's Map 1872 Statistical Acct [Account] 1841 George McHaffie Esqr. Gazetteer of Scotland 1842 |
017 | [Situation] - About the centre of the Parish- A village containing in 1841 a population of 821 Souls. it lies on the side of a little glen or [valley] about one mile and a half from the most inland point of the Bay of [Luce] and on the Public Road leading from Newtonstewart to Stranraer. |
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[Page] 12 -- Parish of Old LuceBalKail -- Form 136 -- Page 47
Glenluce -- Form 136 -- Page 48, 53
" It has a Post Office, and the mail Coach running between Dumfries and [Portpatrick]
passes through it daily. There are 3 Places of Worship in the Town, one is of the
established Church of Scotland, one belonging to the Free Kirk, and one to a
Body of Presbyterians called the "Seceders".
A Cattle Market is held near Glenluce ; on the first Friday of every Month
from April to December The Earl of Stair, and Sir J.D.Hay Bart. [Baronet] are the [Superiors of the Village]
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