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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLDOWN | Milldown Milldown Milldown Milldoon Milldown Milldown |
John Murray David Hope R. McAdam Ainslies Map Peter Kelly A. McCutcheon |
014 | [Situation] Lying ¾ miles S.W. by W. [South West by West] of Loch Dungeon. A Considerable hill or Mountain on the farm of Burnhead, its Surface Consists of rocky heathy pasture. 'It forms part of Kells Range'. |
| GARINNER STRAND | Garunner Strand Garunner Strand Garunner Strand Garinner Strand Garinner Strand |
John Murray David Hope R. McAdam Peter Kelly A, McCutcheon |
014 | [Situation] Running in a N. E. [North East] direction into the S.W. [South West] of [Loch Dungeon] A Small Stream or burn taking its rise on the East Side of Milldown and running in an Easterly direction to its influx with Loch Dungeon. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Kells [---] Kirkcudbt. [Kirkcudbright]
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42 Milldown - Milldown is from the Gaelic 'Maol dun' The bare hill
39 Garinner Strand
Garinner seems to be a
corrupn. [corruption] of the Gaelic Garbh inbhire.
Garbh coarse and Inbhir a confluence
of water, the mouth of a river or Stream
A name probably applied to the influx of
this burn with Loch Dungeon
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 30 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Kells, OS1/20/30
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Carsphairn, and Kells.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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