Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCADAM'S BURN | McAdam's Burn | David Mitchel Burnhead Robert M. Watt BarsKoch Mains (via) Dalry William McArthur Farmer Largmore |
015 | A large Stream on Burn, running the march between the farms of Largmore and Burnhead & running in a weasterly course until its influx with Burnhead Burn My informist could not asertain how the name originated, if Some person was not lost in the Burn, which probably gave rise to the name. |
| MID HILL | Mid Hill | David Mitchel Burnhead Robert M. Watt BarsKoch Mains (via) Dalry William McArthur Farmer Largmore |
015 | A large hill on the farm of Burnhead the Surface of which is Rocky Heathy Pasture and on its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station call'd Trig [Trigonometrical] Party 'Mid hill' |
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List of Names collected by Richard Ryan C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 15A Trace 1
Parish of Kells
Object
McAdam's Burn - A Stream
Mid Hill - A Hill
[Signed] Richard Ryan
January 12th. 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 33 - Parish of Kells, OS1/20/33
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kells.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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