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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAWNHEAD | Bawnhead | James Fergusson n & s Holm Carsphairn James McClymont Holm Carsphairn |
002 | A considerable sized eminence on the farm of Glenhead and on a range of hill have not any name, the Surface of which is rough pasture on the South West end of it is a Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Bawnhead how it got its name is not Known neither Could I learn that there exists in the locality Such a name as Bawn, as would appear from the one given |
| SHOULDER OF MULLBANE | Shoulder of Mullbane | James Fergusson n & s Hol Carsphairn Thomas Stewart n & s Clennoch Carsphairn |
002 | This name applies to the East Side of a height or range of hill on the farm of Nether Holm (The height or range itself has not any name) part of its Surface is precipitous, forming an Angle of about 50 degrees. Covered here and there with a little Small Schist or time worn rocKs. |
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List of Names collected by James Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 2D Trace 2
Parish Carsphairn
Object
Bawnhead - An Eminence
Shoulder of Mullbane - Side of a height
[Signed] James 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
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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