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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE CAIRN | White Cairn White Cairn |
Robert Grierson William Armstrong |
016 | [Situation] 1 3/8 miles W by S. [West by South] of Laggan farmhouse An ancient Cairn or Tumulus on the farm of Whitecairn, it is of a circular shape, about 130 feet in diameter. There is a tradition in the neighbourhood that the first Knight of Lochinvar killed a wild boar on or near this spot & that this Cairn was erected to Commemorate the exploit. Another story is told which says that the wild boar was killed at a short distance from the "White Cairn" & that a smaller Cairn marked the spot: particular enquiry has been made respecting the latter Cairn but no account of it can be got nor does any trace of it remain on the ground |
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Parish of Dalry
Form 136 Page
26 White Cairn
[Note] "Not much above a mile from this loch (Lochinvar)
there is a large pile of stones covered with a whitish moss
from which it has probably got the name of the "White Cairn"
At a short distance from this is another of smaller size which is
supposed to be a monument or trophy of an heroic achievement
performed by the first Knight of Lochinvar who on that very spot
had the good fortune to kill a Wild boar which infested
that part of the Country.
Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Kirkcudbright 1845
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 38 - Parishes of Dalry and Ballmaclellan, OS1/20/38
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dalry, and Ballmaclellan.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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