Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHAP'S NEST KNOWE | Whap's Nest Knowe | Robert McMillan Palgown (via) Newton stewart James McMillan Gleckmalloch. (via) N.S. [Newton] Stewart |
013 | A heathy Knoll on the farm of Palgown, it takes its name from the Curlew (which is called "whap" in Scotland) building its nest on it. |
| KNOCKBRAX | Knockbrax | Robert McMillan Palgown (via) Newton stewart James McMillan Gleckmalloch. (via) N.S. [Newton] Stewart |
013 | a small eminence on the farm of Palgown its Surface consists of rocky arable, and rough pasturage. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 47 -- List of Names Collected by 2nd. Corpl. [Corporal] Mechan R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners] Final Exr. [Examiner]
Plan 13 C Trace No. 4 -- [Parish] Minnigaff
Object
Whap's Nest Knowe - A Knoll
Knockbrax - A Small Hill.
[Signed] John Mechan
2nd. Corpl. [Corporal] R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
19th. July 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 27 - Parish of Minnigaff, OS1/20/27
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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