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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLEWHABBLE | Slewhabble Slewhabble Slewhabble |
James McBryde John McGaw Peter McGaw |
035 | [situation] 1 5/8 miles NW by W [North West by West] of Mull (farm house) A large hill on the farm of Cardyne the Surface of which is arable land it is divided into to heads by a small valley or hollow from North to South the hill is Occupied by Spence & [Brown] these small holdings are sometimes called Slewhabble It is the property of the Earl of Stair. |
| CARDRYNE | Cardryne Cardryne Cardryne Kirkdryne Cardryne Cardryne Cardryne |
John McGaw Peter McGaw Alexander Jamison William Todd Proprietor's Rent Roll Rl. Engrs [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 Ainslie's Map 1782 |
035 | [situation] About 1 1/8 miles W by N [West by North] of Mull (farm house) A tract of land formerly one farm but is now divided into several [small] holdings or farms the largest of which is occupied by James McCulloch the others respectively occupied by Peter McGaw John McGaw Hugh Hedges Spence & Brown The property of the Earl of Stair This tract was formerly the church land hence the name. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 20Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page 97 - Slewhabble
102- Cardryne
[note] Anterior to the reformation " though at what period is uncertain" there appears to have
been a number of places throughout the
parish, which from their names, the ruins of buildings called Kirks, traces of burying grounds
must have been the Sites of places of worship". Amongst those enumerated, is mentioned
"Kirkdryne or Kirkdrain." At the last of these places" was the residence of the first
"Protestant Minister of the Parish, though his place of worship was about a mile distant"
on the farm of Mull." Abridged from Statistical Acct [Account] 1841. page 199
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Chr1smac -Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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