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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 18 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Kells, OS1/20/18

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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
SINKING CRAIG	Sinking Craig Sinking Craig	Thomas Rewan John McKey	009	[Situation] About 2 Miles N. E. by E. [North East by East] of Forrest farm house. A rock of about 12 or 15 feet in height. on the farm of Largery and Situated on the Western margin of Pulmaddy Burn
SINKING CRAIG FORD	Sinking Craig Ford Sinking Craig Ford	Thomas Rewan John McKey	009	[Situation] About 2 Miles N. E. by E. [North East by East] of Forrest farm house A ford crossing Pulmaddy Burn near to Sinking Craig hence the name.
LARGERIE	Largerie Largerie Largerie Largerrie Largeiry	Thomas Rewan John McKey James Wilson Ainslies Map. 1820 Valn. [Valuation] Roll.1819	009	[Situation] About 1 7/8 Miles N. E. [North East] of Forrest farm house. A farm house in middling repair, with outhouses in ruins and a farm of land attached Occupied by Thomas Rewan, the property of Col. [Colonel] Cathcart of Craigengillen

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Parish of Kells

Form 136 Page
23 Sinking Craig
23 Sinking Craig Ford
24 Largerie

Leirg, is a slope, an eminence a plain &c.
but the termination of the above name is not
of easy etymology. It is probably from Righ i e
a King. See the name Kings Holm near this place, see page 12
Leirg an righ i.e. the King's plain

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 18 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Kells, OS1/20/18

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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