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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORKET GLEN | Forket Glen Forket Glen Forket Glen Forket Glen |
J. Cameron J. Wightman Rev. [Reverend ] J. Crocket W. J. Johnstone Ainslies Map. 1820 |
033; 040 | A small heathy hollow at the western base of the "Long Fell", it has a forked appearance by two small streams running through it and uniting at its western end, hence the name "Forket Glen". |
| GLEN BURN | Glen Burn Glen Burn Glen Burn Glen Burn |
J. Cameron J. Wightman Rev. [Reverend ] J. Crocket William J. Johnstone | 040 | A small stream or burn having its rise at the base of "Long Fell" and running in a Westerly direction to its conflux with Glaisters Burn. |
| SHEILLEYS | Shielleys Shielleys Shielleys Shielleys Sheilleys Sheilleys |
James Cameron James Wightman W.J.Johnstone Ainslies Map (1820) Rev. [Reverend ] J. Crocket James McKay |
040 | A small house now used as a cattle shed, it was formerly occupied as a farm house and had a few acres of land attached, which is now united with that of Plascow. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Kirkgunzeon [page] 7
[In situation column of Forket Glen]
About 1 1/8 miles E.N.E. [East North East] of Plascow farmhouse.
[In situation column of Glen Burn]
Running in a N. [North] Westerly direction to its junction with Glaisters Burn of the distance of 1/? mile E. ley [Easterly] of Plascow
[In situation column of Shielleys]
About 1/8 of a mile East of Plascow farm house
[extra column LHS List of names to be corrected if necessary]
Forket Glen
Glen Burn
Shielleys
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 115 - Parishes of Kirkgunzeon and Colvend, OS1/20/115
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Kirkgunzeon, and Colvend.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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