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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 19 - Parishes of Carsphairn, Kells and Dalry, OS1/20/19

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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
BARLAE HILL	Craig of Barlae Craig of Barlae Barlae Barlae Hill	Thomas Rowan Thomas Barbour Ainslies Map. 1820 Name List 9B	009	[Situation] About 1 3/8 Miles W.N.W. [West North West] of Glenhowl A small eminence or knoll on the farm of Barlae, its surface consists of rocky heathy pasture, On it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Barle of Carsphairn,
GORDON'S KNOWE	Gordon's Knowe Gordon's Knowe	James Wilson A. [Alexander] Kirk	009	[Situation] 1 1/8 Miles W.N.W. [West North West] of Glenhowl farm ho, [house] A small arable knoll on the farm of Barlae how it got the name is not known in the locality, but possibly from a person called Gordon.
CRAIGWHAR	Craigwhar Craigwhar	James Wilson A. [Alexander] Kirk	009	[Situation] About 1 1/2 Miles W. by N. [West by North] of Glenhowl A tolerable sized rock on the farm of Barlae, and situated about 18 chains South of "Craig of Barlae"

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Parish of Carsphairn

Left hand side of Page Form 136 Page 49 Craig of Barlae; 51 Gordon's Knowe; 51 Craigwhar

Craig of Barlae
[Name] Barlae from the
Gaelic Barr liadh
The Grey Summit
Craigwhar
[Name] Craig an bharr The craig or
rock of the height

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 19 - Parishes of Carsphairn, Kells and Dalry, OS1/20/19

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

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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