OS1/35/44/18
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRACHAN | Crachan Crachan Crachan |
William Matthewson John McKie George McHaffie Esqr. |
018 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 miles S by West [South by West] of Craighlaw. This name applies to a Small piece of arable land on the farm of High Mindork. It is a connexcion with the Site of a chapel on this above farm. |
| CHAPEL HILL | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill Chapel Hill |
John McKie William Matthewson George McHaffie Esqr. |
018 | [Situation] 1 1/4 miles South of Craighlaw. A small hill of arable Surface on the farm of Low Mindork at the base of the hill is the site of an Old Chapel. |
| CHAPEL [chapel hill] | Chapel (Site of) Chapel (Site of) Chapel (Site of) |
John McKie Henry Dougan George McHaffie Esqr. |
018 | [Situation] 1 3/8 miles (nearly) South of Craighlaw. This name applies to ruins or site of a Small stone building on the farm of High Mindork It is currently believed in this locality to have been a chapel for house of Worship. but to what Sect of religion it belonged no tradition now exists to tell. |
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[Page] 18Parish of Kirkcowan
Form 136
Page
65--Crachan
61--Chapel Hill
61--Chapel [Site of]
[Note] Several persons in this locality were Consulted relative to the
antiquity of this object. especially Mr. McKie aged 70 and
Mr. Dalrymple aged 50 Years. resident in the immediate locality state the following.-
"That it has been used both by the Roman Catholics & presbyterians as a place of worship. by
the latter about the [loe ] of the reformation in Scotland.
[Feint pencil note] " --- part of it may be written
to it - if not it Should not be noticed at all "
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