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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PULWHINRICK BURN | Pulwhinrick Burn Pulwhinrick Burn Pulwhinrick Burn |
Edward Kerr Gilbert Jamison George McHaffie, Esq. |
031 | [Situation] 1 mile NW [North West] of Drummore. A small stream and glen running in an easterly direction between the farms of Low Curghie & Kilstay, the sides of which are covered with furzes & gets more precipitous as it approaches the Bay of Luce. |
| KIRK FEY | Kirkfay Kirkfay Kirk Fey |
Edward Kerr James Jamison George McHaffie Esq. |
031 | [Situation] 1 mile NW [North West] of Drummore. A small field situate about 2 chains south of Kilstay farm house, tradition of the country says the church of Kilstay was in this field & probably from the name there may have been both a church & graveyard. The farmer when ploughing this field turned up some human bones hence the name Kirkfay. |
| KILSTAY BRIDGE | Kilstay Bridge Kilstay Bridge Kilstay Bridge |
William Todd Lightbody George McHaffie Esquire |
031 | [Situation] 1 1/8 miles NW [North West] of Drummore. A small stone & lime bridge with one arch over a small burn called Pulwhinrick, on the road from Drumore to Stranraer situate about one mile from the former - This is a County Bridge. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Kirkmaiden [Page] 19Poll (Gaelic) A hole, a pit, pond or pool etc.
Cunihamm (Gaelic) Narrow
Ruadh (Gaelic) Reddish, red, etc. dried scorched, etc.
Fey - croft or in field, land etc. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
DANIALSAN, Muriel Rousay
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