Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLINKING COVE | Clinking Cove Clinking Cove |
John Ferguson James Ferguson |
054 | [Situation] About 7/8 mile S. [South] by E. [East] of Balmae. A small Creek or indent on the sea shore of the farm of Howell. situate a short distance West of Portmuddle |
| ST MARGARET'S WELL | St. Margarets Well St. Margarets Well |
John Ferguson James Ferguson |
054 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 Miles S. [South] E. [East] of Balmae. A spring Well situated at the bottom of a precipice close to high water mark, and on the farm of Howell, not known how it has got this name. |
| HAYSTACK | Haystack Haystack |
John Ferguson James Ferguson |
054 | [Situation] About 1 3/8 Miles S. [South] E. [East] of Balmae. A large rock of a conical shape about 45 feet in height and situate between High & Low Water mark on the sea Coast of the farm of Howell. |
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Parish of Kirkcudbright
Form 136 Page 129 Clinking Cove
[Note] Clink. A smart stroke or blow Scott Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
Clinking here means a rumbling sort of noise produced from the water clashing into the Cove.
Form 136 Page 129 St. Margaret's Well
[Entry] 131 [Haystack]
[Note] Stack, A columnar rock
a round promontory Scott Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 158 - Parishes of Kirkcudbright, Borgue and Rerrick, OS1/20/158
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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