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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRY'S HILL | harris hill | mr w mcqueen. mr j thomson. geo mchaffie esq. mr mccandlish. |
019 | A small hill on the farm of low barness - and is named after a man whose name was harry or henry.- |
| HIGH BARNESS | barness. | mr j black. mr thompson. royal engineers map. ainslie's map 1782. mr mc millan. jas milligan. |
019 | an ordinary farm house with out buildings attached property of the earl of galloway contains about 300 acres of land of in occupation of mr black. |
| LOW BARNESS | mr j black. mr thompson. royal engineers map. john mcmillan. jas milligan. |
019 | An ordinary farm house with out buildings attached, built of stone containing 200acres of tillable good land property of the earl of galloway. with occupation of mr j thompson |
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barness. (gaelic) the top the uppermost point of anythingneas a promontory or headlandthe english termination ness as in sheerness inverness stromness
n.b. bar a height nis the possitive case of neas a headland.
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