Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN'S CLEUGH | Chapman's Cleugh | James Fergusson n & s Holm Carsphairn Thomas Stewart n & s Clennoch Carsphairn |
002 | A small hollow on the South West side of the Windy Standard the surface of which is rough Pasture, how it got the name is not Known in the locality |
| BLACKGRANE | Blackgrane | James Fergusson n & s Holm Carsphairn John Fergusson n & s Glenlee Carsphairn |
002 | A Small hill on the North East Side of Windy Standard how the name originated is not Known in the locality |
| PARROCK STONE | ParrocK Stone | James Fergusson n & s Holm O'Dalquhairn Carsphairn Thomas Stewart n & s Clennoch Carsphairn |
A large Stone on the farm of Nether Holm O'Dalquhairn around which a place is erected every year previous to lambing time, in order to put Ewes into that are not willing to take up with their Lambs, hence the name |
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List of Names collected by John Bray C A [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Plan 2D Trace 2
Parish Carsphairn
Objects
Chapman's Cleugh - A hollow
BlacKgrane - A hill
Parrock Stone - A Stone
John Bray C/A [Civilian Assistant] Decr. [December] 17th 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 4 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Carsphairn.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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