Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH HEAD | Loch Head Loch Head |
Andrew Chalmers Andrew Murdoch |
008 | [Situation] On the S. [South] Margin of Loch Head Burn & about 10 chains E. [East] of Gala Lane A farm house and out houses, all thatched and in middling repair, with a farm of about 3000 acres of land attached. Occupied by Andrew Chalmers The property of the Hon. Col. [Honourable Colonel] McAdam Cathcart of Craigengillan. |
| DINNINS | Dinnins Dinnins |
Andrew Chalmers Andrew Murdoch |
008 | [Situation] About ½ Mile S. [South] of Loch Head farm house A small hill on the farm of Lochhead its surface is rocky pasture. On it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Dennis" |
| LOCH HEAD BURN | Loch Head Burn Loch Head Burn |
Andrew Chalmers Andrew Murdoch |
008 | [Situation] Running N.W. [North West] & passing Loch Head farm house A Considerable stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Lochhead and running in a Northerly direction to its confluence with "Gala Lane" |
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Parish of Carsphairn
Form 136 Page
23 Loch Head
23 Dinnins
24 Loch Head Burn
Dinnins Probably from the Gaelic Dunan A small hill
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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