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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANE HILL | Lane Hill Lane Hill Lane Hill |
A. Brigg S. Kelly J. Halliday |
040 | [Situation] About 1⅜ miles N.W. [North West] of Newfield farm house A small hill on the farm of Moss-side its surface consists of arable land. |
| HOLEHOUSE HILL | Holehouse Hill Holehouse Hill Holehouse Hill |
A. Brigg S. Kelly J. Halliday |
039; 040 | [Situation] About 1⅝ miles N.W. [North West] by W. [West] of Newfield farm house. A tolerably sized hill on the farm of Holehouse, its surface consists of arable land. |
| STANDING STONE [Townhead of Torrkatrine] | Standing Stone Standing Stone Standing Stone |
A. Brigg S. Kelly J. Halliday |
040 | [Situation] About 1½ miles N.N.W. [North North West] of Newfield farm house A large stone of about 10 feet in height situated in an arable field about 20 chains N.W. [North-West] of Townhead of Torrkatrine farm house, it is not known by any particular name. although some of the intelligent persons in the neighbourhood is of opinion that it is of a druidical construction. This opinion of the people in the locality does not deserve much credit. It does not appear to be the remains of a Druidical temple as there are no other stones near it of the Kind & it is far larger than any stones which we found in Galloway forming a Druidical temple. It is plain it is not the remains of a cranloch. It is very likely a Stone of memorial to mark the spot where some event of importance took place and is of the same class as the [cat] Stones found in so many parts of Britain. |
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Parish of Urr
Form 136
Page 23- Lane Hill
23- Holehouse Hill
23- Standing Stone
In the Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Kirkcudbrightshire publd. [published] 1845 is the following
notice of this Stone, On the estate of Redcastle and about a mile east
from the Mote of Urr there is a rude block of Granite of Considerable
height Standing upright in a plain field but tradition is silent
as to the purpose of its erection. -
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 114 - Parishes of Urr and Kirkgunzeon, OS1/20/114
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Urr, and Kirkgunzeon.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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