Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLIFFERIE BURN | Polifferie Burn Polifferie Burn Polifferie Burn Polifferie Burn |
William Dickson William Rowan Plan 6A Plan 2D |
006 | A considerable stream or burn being the continuation of Knottie Burn and Keoch Lane, running in a S.[South] Easterly direction to its conflux with the "Water of Ken". |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Carsphairn
Left hand side of page Form 136 Page 42 Polifferie Burn
Polifferie Burn
[Name] In the word Polifferie the
prefix Pol is the Gaelic Poll i.e.
a pool, a deep stream, but the
other part of the name is difficult
to understand & apparently much
corrupted
[Situation] Running in a Southerly direction to its Junction with the Water of Ken, at 35 chains E [East] of Craigengillan, farm house.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 13 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Dalry, OS1/20/13
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Carsphairn, and Dalry.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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