Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIETY HOLM | Society Holm Society Holm |
James Barbour James Fould |
016 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 miles W. [West] by South of Barscobe Loch A Small tract of land farm of Bogue and situate within Kates Wood . It is at present planted with Fir trees & during the period of the Scottish persecution, the Covenanters had often assembled on it for worship hence the name. - |
| MY LORD'S CLEUGH | My Lord's Cleugh My Lord's Cleugh My Lord's Cleugh |
James Barbour James Foulds |
016 | [Situation] About 1 mile W. S. [West South] West of Barscobe Loch A Small precipitous portion of land, on the Western side of Garpel Burn, overhanging with wood. It is said, whilst Lord Kenmure was in the act of hunting "one very strong and nimble deer or roe which was observed to lie frequently in the small portion of ground called "Deer's Den". The deer some way or other had come in Contact with Lord Kenmure & pushed him over this precipice, which from that it has retained the name "My Lord's Cleugh" |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Dalry
Holm - The level low ground
on the banks of a river
Cleugh - A precipice, a ragged ascent
Scott [Scottish] Dictionary
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 39 - Parishes of Dalry and Ballmaclellan, OS1/20/39
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dalry, and Ballmaclellan.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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