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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP BURN | Bishop Burn | Revd. [Reverend] Robert Synnot N. [Newton] Stewart Mr. J. Rea ParK |
019 | A considerable Stream Rising [Rising] in Knockamuddy wood on Merton Demesne forms the Boundary between the parishes Penninghame and Wigton, from the Mains of penninghame to the Sea at Burrow moss It took the name by being (at an early period) the Boundary Between the primary and Secondary Bishopricks of Galloway - It is also Said to take the name from the Bishop of Whithorn Encamping an army on the Brink of it for 14 days at burrow moss. waiting for Low water on the ford of cree to meet a contending army in the psh [parish] of KirKmabreck |
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[Page] 35 -- Plan 19B -- List of Names collected by Dennis Kildoyle Final ExaminerTrace 2 -- Parish of Penninghame
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Bishop Burn - Stream
[Signed] D Kildoyle C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
June 6th. 1846
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