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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW HILL | Shaw Hill Shaw Hill |
Robert Welsh William Ferguson |
016 | [Situation] About 1 3/4 miles S.E. [South East] by South of Lochinvar. A Small hill on the farm of Knockman the soil of which is arable land. |
| GARPEL BURN | Garpel Burn Garpel Burn Garpel Burn Garpel Burn Garpel Burn |
William Ferguson Robert Welsh Revd [Reverend] Maitland Kells Manse Revd [Reverend] William Wilson Balmaclellan John Muir Ph [Parish] Teacher Kells |
016 | [Situation] Running in a N.E. [North East] by E. [East] direction past the S. [South] side of White Hill Cairny Hill Shaw Hill & N. [North] Side of Drummanister. A Considerable Burn taking its rise on the farms of Holyhead & Regland in the parish of Dalry and running in a Southerly direction forming the boundary line betwixt the parishes of Dalry and Balmaclellan to its Confluence with the Water of Kell a short distance below the Garpel Bridge. In this Burn is a Cascade called the Holy Linn which was a favourite place for the ejected Minister of Balmaclellan for baptizing the children of his flock during the period of the Scottish persecution. The Burn also meanders through a very romantic Glen which is handed down by tradition as being a favourite hiding place or covert for the Covenanters from their pursuers. |
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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
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