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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATER OF DEUGH | Water of Deugh | John Fergusson n & s Glenlee New Cumnock David Fergusson n & s Fingland Carsphairn |
002 | A Considerable Mountain Stream having its rise on the farm of Glenlee and Nether Holm in the Counties of Ayr and Kirkcudbright, and flowing in a N. [North] Westerly direction forms the boundary been [between] the said Counties for some Miles] it then takes a South Westerly and Southerly direction as far as the Village of Carsphairn receiving all the Superfleutant water on both Sides of its Course, for Miles. from thence it runs in a South Easterly direction through a picturesque Vale, passing over the Linn of Deugh a beautiful Waterfall (see description) and joins the Water of Ken at Glen Howl, where it loses its name, Its whole Course is through a wild bleak mountainous Country and it rises and falls very Soon according to the drought or wetness of the Season. |
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List of Names collected by John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Parish Carsphairn
Plan 2B Trace 5
Object Water of Deugh - A Stream
[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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