Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK CRAIG | Black Craig Black Craig |
John Murray n.s. Craigencallie via New Galloway Anthony McMillan n.s. Glenhead via N. [Newton] Stewart |
014 | A considerable extent of precipitous tumbling rocks situated at the western base of 'Craignaw' It derives its name from its black appearance And gairy in the locality invariably means a precipice or precipitous tumbling rocks. |
| CRAIGNAW | Craignaw Craignaw |
John Murray n.s. Craigencallie via New Galloway Anthony McMillan n.s. Glenhead via N. [Newton] Stewart |
014 | A considerable rocky heathy hill on the farm of 'Buchan' Its Summit is extremely rocky and almost void of verdure, On it Stands a Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party 'Craigna Top' Its Southern portion is called 'Snibe Hill' (see Trace 5) |
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List of Names collected by Samuel Barclay Laborer
Plan 14C Trace 2
Parish of Minnigaff
Object
Black Gairy - Tumbling RocKs
Craignaw - A hill
[Signed] Samuel Barclay Labr. [Labourer]
28th. August 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 31 - Parishes of Minnigaff and Kells, OS1/20/31
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Minnigaff, and Kells.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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