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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDGATE STRAND | Midgate Strand Midgate Strand |
James Sloan James McFadzean |
009 | A small stream having its rise on the farm of Castlemaddy near to Peat House, and running in a Southerly direction to its conflux with "Pulmaddy Burn". |
| GAIRY CRAIG | Gairy Craig Gairy Craig |
James McFadzean James Sloan |
009 | A tolerably sized hill on the farm of Casdtlemaddy, its surface is rocky pasture. On its summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Triginometrical] Party "Castlemaddy" |
| BLACK SHOULDER | Black Shoulder Black Shoulder |
James McFadzean James Sloan | 009 | A small Eminence on the farm of Castlemaddy, its surface is rocky pasture. it is of a ridge like shape, and Extends in a N. [Northerly] direction from the Summit of Gairy Craig. Such ridges branching from hills are generally called shoulders. |
| SHEIL BURN | 009 | |||
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Parish of Carsphairn
Left hand side of page Form 136 Page 64 Midgate Strand; 66 Gairy Craig; 65 Black Shoulder
Midgate Strand
[Situation] Running Southerly to its junction with Pulmaddy Burn.
Gairy Craig
[Situation] About 5/8 Mile W. [West] of Braidenoch farm house.
Black Shoulder
[Situation] About 3/4 Mile W.N.W. [West North West] of Braidenoch farm house.
Transcriber's notes
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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
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