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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 14 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/14

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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
DINNINS	Dinnins	Andrew Chalmers n.s. Loch Head Via Carsphairn Andrew Murdoch n.s. PortMarK Via Carsphairn	008	A Small rocKy heathy hill on the farm of Loch Head Situated a short distance East from 'Gala Lane' On it Summit is a Trig ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trig [Trigonometrical] party 'Dennis'.
KIRK STONE	Kirk Stone	Andrew Chalmers n.s. Loch Head Via Carsphairn Andrew Murdoch n.s. PortMarK Via Carsphairn	008	A large granite Stone Situated N.E. [North East] of Dinnins There is a tradition in the locality that occasionally during the persecution, Sermons were preached here hence the name.
LOCH HEAD	Loch Head	Andrew Chalmers n.s. Loch Head Via Carsphairn Andrew Murdoch n.s. PortMarK Via Carsphairn	008	A farm house And offices all thatched And in middling repair attached is a farm of very Coarse land Consisting of about 3000 Acres. Occupant Andrew Chalmers proprietor Col. [Colonel] the Honble [Honourable] McAdam Cathcart of Craigengillan, Barbeth, Via Dalmellington.

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List of Names collected by J Resuggan Pte RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner.
Plan 8A Trace 3
Parish Carsphairn

Object
Dinnins - a hill
KirK Stone - A Stone
Loch Head - a house

[Signed] J Resuggan Pte RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
20th Novr. [November] 1849

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 14 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/14

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Carsphairn.

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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