Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUN HILL | Dun Hill | John Fergusson n & s Glenlee New Cumnock David Fergusson Finglandfoot Carsphairn |
002 | A Small hill on the farm of Moor the Surface of which is rough and Heathy pasture of a brownish Colour, hence the name, on it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Powhat Rig. |
| CROOKED LANE | Crooked Lane | John Fergusson n & s Glenlee New Cumnock David Fergusson Finglandfoot Carsphairn |
002 | A Small Stream gathering on the farm of Moor and flowing in a Northerly direction empties into Fingland Burn near the East Side of Dun Hill it has derived its name its Crooked Course |
| CRAIGS OF DUNOOL | Craigs of Dunool | John Fergusson n & s Glenlee New Cumnock David Fergusson Finglandfoot James Sloane n & s Schoolmaster, Carsphairn |
002 | A considerable cluster of rocks on the Northern end of Polwhat Rig, how they have got the name I could not learn. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Parish Carsphairn
Plan 2B Trace 4
Objects
Dun Hill - A hill
Crooked Lane - A Stream
Craigs of Dunool - Rocks
[Signed] John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] Decr. [December] 3rd. 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 2 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/2
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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