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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Kells, OS1/20/16

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 21
Partish of Carsphairn


Left hand side of page [Form 136 Page 63 Cleugh of Alraith; 65 Craigenwallie; 64 Clasbrock Bog]

Cleugh of Alraith
[Name] Alraith appears to be
from the Gaelic. Aill
A great steep, a precipice
Ruiteach, ruddy, perhaps from
the colour of it.
[Situation] About 1 3/4 Miles W.N.W. [West North West] of Braidenoch farm house,
Craigenwallie
[Name] Craig a' mhalaidh i.e.
The rock on the brow of a hill or rising ground
[Situation] About 1 3/8 Miles W.N.W. [West North West] of Braidenoch farm house,
Clasbrock Bog
[Name] Clais broc, The badgers' hollow
[Situation] About 1 1/8 Miles W.N.W. [West North West] of Braidenoch farm house

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Kells, OS1/20/16

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Carsphairn, and Kells.

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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