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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWMOSS | g mc haffie esq. provost mr w mcadam. brunthouse. see name list plan 20 A. |
020 | a large heathy moss | |
| CULQUHIRK HILL | g mchaffie esq. provost. mr w. mc adam brunthouse. r eng map 1819. |
020 | a high arable hill on the farm of culquhirk- | |
| TRAMMOND FORD | tramping ford. | old map of wigtown act parl.t 2&3 gul willim IV. burgh book of wigtown-- geo mchaffie esq. wm carson town clerk. |
020 | the name of a cross roads between low cotland and windy hill it appears to have taken its name from the cicumstance of a wash house being near and where the operation of washing clothes there is performed by "tramping" of them with the feet in water. |
Continued entries/extra info
mr mc haffie makes the following remark on the name borrowmoss. the borrowmoss is a considerable farm the property of the earl of galloway with a large bog or moss adjoining. it was the property of the burgh of wigtown but was fewed away 200 or 300 years ago. it pays the burgh a few duty or ground rent and is the royalty and the burgesses have a right reserved to cut peat in the bog in the name of borrowmoss.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
joseph mc keown
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