Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIG OF CAIRN KINNA | Rig of Cairn Kinna Rig of Cairn Kinna |
John McClymont n.s. Gilbert McIlwrick n.s. |
013 | A small heathy eminence on the farm of CreebanK of an oblong shape, near its centre is an ancient Cairn called "Cairn Kinna" hence the name. |
| CAIRN KINNA | Cairn Kinna Cairn Kinna |
John McClymont n.s. Gilbert McIlwrick n.s. |
013 | [Situation] About 2/8 MIle S.W. [South West] by West of GlecKmalloch A large circular ancient cairn on the "rig of cairn Kinna" [it] is about 60 feet in diameter [with] stones in its centre being raised to about 12 feet high no information respecting it can be gained in the locality except that [it] is thought to be the burial place [of] some person of note. Similar tumuli have been opened in this neighbourhood and graves thereby exposed in which human bones of a large size have been found. |
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[Page] 22 -- Parish of Minnigaff
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page 52 - Rig of Cairn Kinna
51 - Cairn Kinna
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 27 - Parish of Minnigaff, OS1/20/27
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Minnigaff.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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