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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 126 - Parishes of Girthon and Anwoth, OS1/20/126

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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
GREY HILL	Grey Hill Grey Hill	John Harper John Black	043	[Situation] 1 3/8 mile N.E.by E. [North East by East] of Rusco. A Small hill on the farm of High Croach, the Soil of which is is arable land
BENFADYEON	Benfadyeon Benfadyeon Benfadyeon Benfadyeon	John Harper John Black Ainslies Map 1820 Map of County	043	[Situation] About 2 miles N.E. of Rusco. A tolerable sized hill on the farm of High Croach, the Surface of which is rocky heathy pasture. On it is a [?] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Langisan".
LAGHEAD BURN	Laghead Burn Laghead Burn	John Harper John Black	043	[Running in a S.W. [South West] direction to its junction with Lagg Burn at the N. [North] Side of Brad Hill. A Small Stream taking its [rise ?] on the farm of Laghead and running in a Southerly direction to its conflux with Drumclough Burn, thence to the Water of [?] it is called Lagg Burn.

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Difficulty reading some of the right hand words

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[Page] 30 Parish of Girthon

Form 136
Page 60 Grey Hill
67 Benfadyean
65 Laghead Burn

[Note] Beann fod cheann (Gaelic) A hill with long head, or Summit, Beann fod thonach A hill with a long bottom.
[Note] Lag (Gaelic) A hollow, a pit, &c.

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 126 - Parishes of Girthon and Anwoth, OS1/20/126

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Girthon, and Anwoth.

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.

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