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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 32 - Parish of Kirkmichael, OS1/10/32

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Parish of Kirkmichael Plan 33.13 Trace 3

Garrel Church Robert Farish 50 chains north east This is the ruins of the
(ruins of) Kirklands from Kirkland. parish church of Garrel which
Garvald Church Garrel Church Robert Watson parish is now joined to Kirkmichael, The date
(remains of) Shawfoot 1617 that is the reconstruction is upon one of the
Garrel Church Fredrick Pagan lintels there is also a burying ground still in use.
Blackacre
Garrel old Kirk Johnstone´s County Map
Garrald Church The New Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire. The modern name of the old parish of Garrel is a
Garrald Church Chalmer´s Caledonian. vulgar abbreviation of Garrald or Garwald as it was
Garwald Church Gazetteer of Scotland. written in former times, and is plainly derived from
the Britishn Garion old the Scots-Irish- Gar vald
and which here applies to a rivulet that runs in a
very stoney channel past the old church.
Chalmer´s Caladonia.

Meikleholm Burn Fredrick Pagan From a junction A stream formed by the junction
Blackacre of streams 34 chains of the two others on the farm of
Garrel Water Meikleholm Burn --Stotherd south east of Whitefauld Kirkland flows in a southward
Pielmuir Hill south south east to direction and falls into theWater of Ae
Garrel Water J.S.Wightman ESq.(Esquire) Courance this stream is well known at the
Garrel Water Reverend William Dobie- Manse present time as Meikleholm Burn, but
Garrel Water John Scott, Auchenskew the old name was Garrel Water

Meikleholm Loch Fredrick Pagan 1/3 mile north east by east A pond on the farm of Meikleholm
Meikleholm Loch Meikleholm Loch Stotherd from Kirkland. near to Shawfoot.
Meikleholm Loch Francis Bell

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 32 - Parish of Kirkmichael, OS1/10/32

This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Kirkmichael.

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county

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