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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCKELDRIG | Knockeldrick Knockeldrick Knockeldrick |
John Agnew William McCulloch James McCracken |
035 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Miles W. by S. [West by South] of Drummore A tolerable large hill on the farm of Currochtrie the soil of which is arable land. The property of Col. [Colonel] McDowall of Logan. |
| INSHANKS FELL | Inshanks Fell Inshanks Fell Inshanks Fell Inshanks Fell Inchanks Inchanks Inshanks |
James McGaw William McCulloch John Agnew Proprietors Rent Roll Old Map of Scotland Ainslie's Map 1782 Rl Engs. [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 |
035 | [Situation] About 1 3/8 miles WSW. [West South West] of Drummore. A considerable tract of Rocky Heathy Pasture land on the farm on Inshank consisting of several hills or Knolls of Rocks. It is general Known in the Country by Inshanks Fell. & Sometimes called Moor but better known by the former On it is a Trigonometrical Station called by the Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Part "Inshank" The property of Col. [Colonel] McDowall of Logan. |
| CRAIGSLAVE | Craigslave Craigslave Craigslave Craigslave |
William McCulloch John Agnew James Cracken Proprietors Rent Roll |
035 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 mile W by S [West by South] of Drummore. A small farm house & outhouse part of which is in ruins. A farm containing about 18 acres of middling land attached held by the farmer of Curruchtrie - the house is Occupied by the Mother of the Same farmer - probably this small farm takes its name from the Rocky Nature of the land Convenient to it. It is the property of Col. [Colonel] McDowall of Logan. |
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[Page] 16Parish of Kirkmaiden
Note - The name Eldrick has been invariably spelled Eldrig throughout Wigtownshire
Creaf (Gaelic) A rock
Sleabh (Gaelic) A mountain, An extended heath etc.
Knockeldrig - Form 136 Page 78
Inshanks Fell -Form 136 Page 77
Craigslave - Form 136 Page 78
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