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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOMBIE CASTLE (Site of) | Bombie Castle (site of) Bombie Castle (site of) Bombie Bombie |
William Geddes John McDowall Val. [Valuation] Roll. 1819 Val. [Valuation] Roll. (Anct. [Ancient]) |
051 | The site of an old castle which was formerly the residence of the McClellans of Bombie. It is situated on the top of a precipitous bank on the margin of Gridbae Burn round the South Side of it is the appearance of a fosse, but very much defaced and scarcely visible. It seems to have been a fortified residence. |
| BUCKLAND BURN | Buckland Burn Buckland Burn Buckland Burn Buckland Burn |
William Bell Esq William Geddes James Williamson John Airley |
051 | This name applies to this Burn from where it is joined by Gribdae Burn until it enters the farm of Grange about a mile below Buckland Bridge it then takes the name Grange Burn to its influx into the River Dee. |
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15000,-Sept. 1848. Parish of Kirkcudbright No. 21.
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[Note 1 on Bombie Castle (site of)]
The Maclellans had a Castle at Bombie from which they took their title: but it is now a heap of ruins. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] page 20.
[Note 2 on Bombie Castle (site of)]
Note. The above notice is incorrect as to its being "a heap of ruins" there are scarcely any ruins visible.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 154 - Parishes of Kirkcudbright and Rerrick, OS1/20/154
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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