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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROADWALL | Broad Wall Broad Wall Broadwall Broadwall |
Hugh McCormick John McHarrie William Todd James Shaw |
036 | [situation] 1 mile NW. by N. [North West by North] of Mull (farm house) A Small farm house & out houses in bad repair with only 5 acres of Land attached. It is a sublet off the farm of East Multknock *Tradition speaks on an old Castle or building having formerly Stood here, but the site of which cannot be seen now. & from [which] it is supposed Broad Wall got its name.- |
| AUCHIE GLEN | Auchie Glen Auchie Glen |
James Harris Hugh McCormick |
036 | [situation] Extending Southward from Broadwall to Cairngaan Glen A considerable Glen or ravine --- 2 Chains wide the sides of which is very precipitous & covered with Furze. It takes its name from a field on the North End of the [glen] called Auchie |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 26Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page - 105 - Broad Wall
- 105- Auchie Glen
[note] "Achadh" a field, a plain, a meadow. Gaelic Dictionary
*Note, The present Broawall is a superstructure
the original Walls of which are very broad
at the base, but there is no other reason for
thinking that a Castle has ever stood here, nor
is it credited by any respectable Authority.
Signed T mechan pe. RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
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