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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BARRACHAN HILL | Barrachan Hill. Barrachan Hill. Barrachan Hill. Barrachan Hill. |
Samuel Kevan. John Heron. See Name List Plan 25D. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] |
025 | A hill on the farm of Barrachan, the soil of which is arable land, on its summit is a Triangulation Station called by Triangulation Party after the name of the hill. 2 1/4 miles ENE of Eldrig Loch. |
GLEIDMEIN | Gleidmein Gleidmein Gleidmein |
Peter McGuffie. John McGuffie. Samuel Kevan. |
025 | A small farm house one storey high in good repair with a farm of about 45 acres of land attached, occupied by Peter McGuffie. The property [of] John Simpson, Esq. [Esquire] Wigtown. 2 miles ENE of Eldrig Loch. |
RING HILL | Ring Hill Ring Hill Ring Hill Ring Hill |
William Livingston. Alexander Herron. John Heron. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire]. |
025 | A long hill on the farm of Drumnesket, the soil of which is chiefly arable land. On the East side of the Flow of Drumnescat. |
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Ring - A circular fort. Probably on this hill was once a fort. Scottish Dictionary.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Muriel Rousay
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