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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hells hole | Pool | James Gordon Kirkbright R Irvine Tongueland Thomas Mc Guffock Tongueland |
A small and deep pool in the River See a little north of Tongueland Bridge, its depth probably gave rise to this name. | |
| Draught Pool | Pool | James Gordon Kirkcudbright R. Irvine Tongueland Thomas Mc Guffock Tongueland |
A large pool in the River Dee north of Hell's hole it has a sandy bed for which reason it is sometimes called 'The sand bed'. It is the only pool in the Tongueland fishery that the draught net is used; great quantities of salmon [and] sea trout are caught here, in some seasons 250 salmon in one draught have been taken from this pool by this means. |
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No. 136
Plan 50B
List of Names collected by Jarvis Coe Ple R.S. ?? 1st Examiner
Trace 3
[signed] J. Coe Ple
Parish Kirkcudbright Tongueland
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 149 - Parishes of Twynholm, Tongland and Kirkcudbright, OS1/20/149
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Twynholm, Tongland, and Kirkcudbright.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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