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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCHARD HILL | Orchard Hill Orchard Hill Orchard Hill |
James Barbour Robert McCourtie John McCaul Dalry |
016 | [Situation] About 2 3/8 miles S.S.W. [South South West] of Lochinvar. A small hill of a ridge [like?] shape on the farm of [Bogue?] the soil of which is arable [?] On the West side of the hill a few wild fruit trees which gives rise to the name. |
| BROWNIE'S GREEN | Brownies Green Brownies Green Brownies Green |
James Barbour Robert McCourtie John McCaul Dalry |
016 | [Situation] About 2 3/8 miles S.S.W. [South South West] of Lochinvar. A Small hill on the farm of [?] the soil of which is arable land. It is said during the period of the Scottish Persecution the Covenantors had sometimes Congregated [?] eminence for Worship, also [?] period they often took shelter [?] Barns or outhouses & during the [?] and employed themselves in [?] grain, from which circumstance [they] were sometimes called Brownies, [?] this name Brownies Green. |
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Parish of Dalry
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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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