Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUMPS OF GARRYHORN | Lumps of Garryhorn | William Somerville n.s.Garryhorn Via Craphairn William Lorimer n.s. Garryhorn Via Carsphairn |
008 | A tolerably sized rocKy eminence on the farm of Garryhorn Situated between 'Garryhorn Burn' and Lump Burns' |
| LUMPS BURN | Lumps Burn | William Somerville n.s.Garryhorn Via Craphairn William Lorimer n.s. Garryhorn Via Carsphairn |
008 | A Small Stream rising between Lump (hence the name of Garryhorn And Roys' And flowing in a northerly direction to its influx into 'Garryhorn Burn' |
| KING'S WELL | King's Well | William Somerville n.s.Garryhorn Via Craphairn William Lorimer n.s. Garryhorn Via Carsphairn |
008 | A Small clear spring Situated at the N. [North] East base of 'Meaul' tradition says that King Robert Bruce [drank] thereupon, when passing over these [ridges] to visit Loch Doon Castle hence the name. |
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List of Names collected by John Mahony Pte. RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miner] 1st Examiner
Plan 8A Trace 4
Parish Carsphairn
Object
Lumps of Garryhorn - An Eminence
Lumps Burn - A Stream
King's Well - A Spring
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 14 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/14
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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