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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURNELLOCH BURN | Curnelloch Burn Curnelloch Burn Curnelloch Burn |
John Murray Revd. [Reverend] James Maitland Ainslie's Map revisd. [revised] 1819 |
014 | [Situation] Running in a Southerly direction from the junction of Cleugh Burn & Green Burn A considerable Burn, on the farm of Mid Garrary varying from 16 to 60 Links in width. It retains this name from the junction of the two Streams called Cleugh Burn & Green Burn to its influx with the Black Water of Dee.- |
| DAVY'S HOLM | Davy's Holm Davy's Holm Davy's Holm |
John Murray Revd. [Reverend] James Maitland John Muir |
014 | [Situation] About 2 miles SW by W. [South West by West] of Clints of Clenrie. A small portion of flat land on the farm of Mid Garrary the Surface of which is chiefly heathy pasture, this place most probably takes its name from a man which might have once occupied it, or lived Convenient to it called Davy or Davie.- |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 11
[Plan] 14D Trace 3
Parish of Kells
Form 136 Page
28 Curnelloch Burn
29 Davy's Holm
[Notes]
Holm, Howm, flat land along
the banks of a river
Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
Holm. An hill or fenny ground
encompassed by little brooks
Baileys Dictionary
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 32 - Parish of Kells, OS1/20/32
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kells.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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