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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 50 - Parish of Wamphray, OS1/10/50

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13 Parish of Wamphray Plan 17.10 Trace 4
Ferney Brae situation 1/2 mile West from Colt Rig.
In red ink across two columns --- Note, though Jamieson does not notice the adjective ferny, abounding with ferns the correct spelling of the word may be here assigned from the following
Ferny - Buss, a bush of fern Dr Jamiesons Dictionary
Ferny - Hirst, a hill side covered with ferns Dr Jamiesons Dictionary

Comb Cairn situation On the Boundary between Wamphray and
Comb Cairn below Charles Stewart Esq [Esquire] this entry
See Authorities in Moffat Name Book for "White Coomb" from which this and other objects in this Parish derive name
Coomb- The bosom of a hill having a semi - circular form Dr[Doctor] Jamiesons Scottish Dictionary
Philip Munro Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 50 - Parish of Wamphray, OS1/10/50

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

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.

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