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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GALLOWAY PORT | Galloway Port Galloway Port |
Alexander Colm Andrew McDonald |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile W by N. [West by North] of High Ardwell. This name applie to a small portion of the Western Sea shore of Stoney River it is well known by the name Galloway Port it takes its name from a man the name of Galloway who had formerly lived convenient to it. |
RED CAVE | Red Cave Red Cave |
Peter Crawford Andrew McDonald |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile NW [North West] of High Ardwell. A cave in the face of a perpendicular Rock Situate to the South of Sheep Hank it is [inclosed] on the west by a small portion of arable land |
SHEEP HANK | Sheep Hank Sheep Hank Sheep Hank |
David Adams Peter Crawford Andrew McDonald |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile North of Ardwell Bay. A considerable rock situate to the South of Black Cave the East side slops to the base of the [prec--] shore. sheep are sometimes on it the name Hank is most probably a corrupted word for Haunt. |
TORD STONE | Tord Stone Tord Stone Tord Stone Tord Stone |
Peter Crawford Andrew McDonald William Gibson Alexander Renny |
027 | [Situation] 5/8 Mile NW [North West] of High Ardwell. A black flat rock covered at high water situate near to Red Cave it cannot be ascertained how it got its name |
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