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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCROGS OF DRUMRUCK | Scrogs of Drumruck | John Gardner n.s Morrowton (via) Gatehouse Andrew McClymont n.s Kilroach (via) Gatehouse |
037D | A tolerable Sized wood on the farm of Drumruck the timber of which consists of ash birch and hazel. |
| BENGHIE | Benghie | John Gardner n.s Morrowton (via) Gatehouse Andrew McClymont n.s Kilroach (via) Gatehouse |
037D | A tolerable sized hill on the farm of -- The surface consists of a mixture of arable land rocky & heathy pasturage, upon its summit stands a ◬ [Trigonometrical Station ] called by trig [trigonometrical] party "Benghie" |
| DRUMRUCK | Drumruck | John Gardner n.s. Morrowton (via) Gatehouse Andrew McClymont n.s Kilroach (via) Gatehouse |
037D | A farm house 2 stories high slated & lately put in tolerable repair with office houses & a large farm of land attached which is now held by the farmer of Morrowton. it is on the estate of Cally & was once the property of the Lennox's of Drumruck |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Second Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] et 1st Exr [First Examiner] -- Parish of Girthon
Object - Scrogs of Drumruck - A wood
- Benghie - A Hill
Drumruck - A Farm House
[Signed] John Mechan
2nd Corpl [Second Corporal] RSM [Second Corporal] RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners]
11th April 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 105 - Parishes of Anwoth and Girthon, OS1/20/105
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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