Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTERBELLY DRUM | Porterbelly Drum | Robert Carlisle ns Carton J. Halliday ns Culloch |
040 | A RocKy Eminence on the farm of Porterbelly |
| DOON HILL | Doon Hill | Robert Carlisle ns Carton J. Halliday ns Culloch |
040 | A tolerable Sized Rocky hill on the farm of Upper Porterbelly, at the base of this hill once stood a farm house called the "Doon" (but the back of it now Can be Seen) from which this hill took the name |
| CAMP BRITISH (SUPPOSED) | Camp British (Supposed) | Robert Carlisle ns Carton J. Halliday ns Culloch |
040 | This Name applies to a place of Strength which is supposed to have been a british Camp In shape it is Circular with a fosse nearby Complete all round. No information Can be got in the neighbourhood except that it is Known as a Camp. |
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[Page] -40 A List of Names collected by William Rewan C/a [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner [Parish of Kirkgunzeon]
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Object - Porterbelly Drum - An Eminence
- Doon Hill - A Hill
- Camp British (Supposed) - A Camp
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 114 - Parishes of Urr and Kirkgunzeon, OS1/20/114
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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