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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIESTS BUTT | Priests Butt | James Fauld James Barbour |
016 | [Situation] About 3.4 miles S. [South] of Bogue Fell. This name applies to a piece of elevated ground on farm of Bogue & immediately at the S.by E. [South by East] end of Cha[pel] Yard & on which is sup[posed] to be the site of the h[ouse] that the priest belong[ing] to the chapel that exis[ted] here stood, but no wri[tten] record is extant to sup[port] this statement. Nevert[heless] this spot is well known by the given name...... Butt. A small piece of ground disjoined from the adjacent lands. Scott. Dictionary. |
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Parish of Dalry
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 37 - Parishes of Dalry and Ballmaclellan, OS1/20/37
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dalry, and Ballmaclellan.
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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