OS1/35/87/15
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEST KNOWE | Pest Knowe Pest Knowe Peat Knowe Pest Knowe |
John Brown Robert Bone Staistical Acct [Account] of Wigtonshire page 207 Revd [Reverend] John Lamb |
035 | [situation] 24 chains SW. [South West] of Auchneight farm house. A green spot on the farm of Auchneight where it is said Some ceremony was gone through for banishing an epidemic disease called burying the pest. |
| KNOCKING STONE HILL | Knocking Stone Hill Knocking Stone Hill |
Robert Bone William McCulloch |
035 | [situation] At the west side of Auchneight farm house. A small hill on the farm of Auchneight the surface of which is rocky heathy pasture. It derives its name from a cavity in a rock upon its summit wherein the farmer had beat his grain, before the general introduction of Corn Mills. |
| AUCHNEIGHT | Auchneight Auchneight Auchnaught Auchnaught |
William Todd Robert Bone Old Map of Scotland Ainslie's Map 1782 |
035 | [situation] 2 miles WNW [West North West] of Mull (farm house) A farm house & outhouses all in good repair with a farm of Land attached Occupied by Robert Bone the property of Sir John McTaggart of Ardwell. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 15Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page - 98 - Pest Knowe
- 92- Knocking Stone Hill - "Knocking Stone" See page 24
- 82- Auchneight
[note on Peat Knowe] This is a Typographical error. The Author or compiler has been applied to
he says that Pest Knowe is correct Revd. [Reverend] John Lamb Minister of the Parish furnished the Statistics of the Parish.
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Chr1smac -Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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