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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 29 - Parishes of Carsphairn, Minnigaff and Kells, OS1/20/29

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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
MILLMORE	Millmore Millmore	John Murray n.s. Craigencallie via N. [New] Galloway A. McMillan n.s. Glenhead via N. [Newton] Stewart	008	A small rocky heathy eminence on the farm of 'Kirriereoch' Situated on the northern end of 'Rig of Millmore' to which it gives name.
RIG OF MILLMORE	Rig of Millmore Rig of Millmore	John Murray n.s. Craigencallie via N. [New] Galloway A. McMillan n.s. Glenhead via N. [Newton] Stewart	008	A considerable rocky heathy ridge on the farm of 'Kirreireoch' It is bounded on the N. [North] & west by Ayrshire. S. [South] by 'Saugh Burn' And East by 'Eglin Lane' on its northern portion is a Small eminence Called Millmore, Al to how either of these two objects obtained their names nothing is known in the locality Near its centre is a Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party 'Millmore'. Note. The County boundary on its western side is a small streamlet for which no name can be obtained in the locality.

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List of Names collected by Samuel Barclay Laborer
Plan 14A Trace 1
Parish of Minnigaff

Object
Millmore - An eminence
Rig of Millmore - a ridge

[Signed] Samuel Barclay Labr. [Labourer]
13th. Sept. [September] 1849

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 29 - Parishes of Carsphairn, Minnigaff and Kells, OS1/20/29

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Carsphairn, Minnigaff, and Kells.

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.

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