Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Twynholm
- 17 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Kirkcudbright
- 54A - Kirkcudbrightshire , Loose Items
- 55A - Kirkcudbrightshire , Loose Item
- 141 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Borgue
- 145 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Rerrick
- 146C - Kirkcudbrightshire , Names by Collector
- 285 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHILLING HILL | Shilling Hill Shilling Hill |
James Beck Edward McCartney |
050 | [Situation] At the N.E. [North East] side of the town of Kirkcudbright. A Small eminence near the old corn mill of Kirkcudbright it is said that in former times that the corn was shelted or winnowed on this eminence previous to the grinding of it in the Mill and from which circumstance very possibly it took the name. - |
Continued entries/extra info
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Form 136
Page 229 - Shilling Hill
Sheelin Hill. the eminence near a
Mill where the kernel of the
grain were separated by the
wind from the husks.
By every Corn Mill a knoll-
- top on which the kernels were
winnowed from the husks was
designed the Sheeling-hill
Sheeling the same with
Shilling Scott Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 151 - Parishes of Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick and Twynholm, OS1/20/151
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick, and Twynholm.
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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