Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK GUTTER | Black Gutter | Robert McMillan N&S Palgown Newton Stewart Robert Wilson n Culsharg Newton Stewart |
013 | This name applies to the most prominent part of BlacK Gairy, where the Eagles are in the habit of building their nests, It is a large Gut or Cavity in the face of the precipice extending from the Tops to near the Bottom, hence in all probability arises the name, here it forms the Boundary between the farms of Stroan and Palgown |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner -- [Page] 32 -- Parish of Minnigaff -- Plan 13B. Trace 1
Object - Black Gutter - A Precipice
[Signed] John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] July 7th. [1849]
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 26 - Parish of Minnigaff, OS1/20/26
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Minnigaff.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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