Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Burn | Thomas Dalling Post Master Palnackie Captain Wilson Palnackie |
A small streamlet gathering upon Transalpin farm & running into the Water of Urr. | ||
| Park Hill | Thomas Dalling Post Master Palnackie Captain Wilson Palnackie |
A tolerably sized hill partly arable & rocky pasturage, upon the farm of North Glen upon its Summit stands a Trig [Trigonometrical] ◬ called by Trig [Trigonometrical] party "Barnpark" | ||
| Deil's Reach | Thomas Dalling Post Master Palnackie Captain Wilson Palnackie |
An expansion, & sudden bending in the Water of Urr about 3/4 Mile below Palnackie village. The name has been given to it by Mariners. for what reason I cannot learn. |
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Plan 46 A
List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] J. Mechan R.S.M. [Royal Sappers and Miners] 1st Exr. [Examiner]
Parish: Buittle
Object: A streamlet [Garden Burn]; A Hill [Park Hill]
[signed] John Mechan
2nd Corpl. R.S.M. [Corporal Royal Sappers and Miners]
26th July 1850
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 137 - Parishes of Buittle, Urr and Colvend and Southwick, OS1/20/137
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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