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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE STRONBEAVER | Little Stronbeaver Little Stronbeaver |
Robert Wilson John Davison |
005; 006 | [Situation] 1 3/4 Miles N.W by W [North West by West] of Polcheskie farm house A small Eminence on the East side of Moorbrock Hill, its surface consists of rocky pasture. |
| CORANSCLUE | Coransclue Coransclue Cornsclue |
Robert Wilson John Davison Ainslies Map.1820 |
005 | [Situation] 1 7/8 Miles W.N.W [West North West] of Polcheskie farm house A small Eminence on the farm of Moorbrock, and situated South of Big Stronbeaver, |
| POLTIE BURN | Poltoy Burn Poltoy Burn Poltie Burn Poltie Burn |
Robert Wilson John Davison James Sloan Jun [Junior] James Sloan Sen [Senior] |
005; 006 | [Situation] Running Easterly to its junction with Polifferie Burn 1/4 mile E.[East] of Moorbrock A Stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Moorbrock and running in an Easterly direction to its conflux with Polifferie Burn |
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Parish of Carsphairn
Form 136
Page 42 - Little Stronbeaver
39 - Coransclue
44 - Poltoy Burn
Corn This Gaelic word is often
applied to objects, having a convex surface
here it appears to be applied to a round
hillock of a convex surface.The affix Sclue
is perhaps the Gaelic Scleò, vapour, mist, &c.
In Plan 4B is Coran of Portmark
Poll a'Tighe. The stream of
the house
Poldach signifies marshy ground
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 12 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Dalry, OS1/20/12
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Carsphairn, and Dalry.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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