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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNAB HILL | Snab Hill Snab Hill Snab Hill Snab Hill Snab Hill |
William McArthur John Wilson John McCaul James McCartney Hendry Johnston See Name Lists 15A & C |
015 | [Situation] About 3 1/2 miles W [West] by North of Dalry. A large hill on the farm of Largmore the surface of which is heathy pasture On it is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonmetrical] Party "Snab hill" This hill forms part of a range of hills which has no name. From a small rocky hillock or a large Rock called Snab this hill took its name. [Note] Snab. The projecting part of a rock or hill. Jam: Scott: Dicty. [Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary] |
| SNAB | Snab Snab Snab |
William McAurther John Wilson John McCall See Name List 15C |
015 | [Situation] On Snab Hill A large rock on the south side of Snab Hill, the North end of which is very precipitous. It gave rise to the name of the Hill. [Note] Snab. The projecting part of a rock or hill. Jam: Scott: Dicty. [Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary] |
| KNOCKMOWDIE | Knock-mowdie Knock-mowdie Knock-mowdie |
William McAurther John Wilson John McCaul |
015 | [Situation] About 3 miles W.N. [West North] WEst of Dalry. A small green eminence on the farm of Knocksheen. It is a resort of Moles hence the name. Moles signifying Mowdies in the scotch Dialect. [Note] Mowdie. A mole Scott. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary. |
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Parish of Kells
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 36 - Parishes of Dalry and Kells, OS1/20/36
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dalry, 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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