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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNSMORE OF CARSPHAIRN | Cairnsmore of Carsphairn | James Sloane n & s Schoolamster Carsphairn Mr. Wilson n & s Moorbrock Carsphairn |
005 | A large Rocky hill of high elevation on the farms of Knockingarroch and Moorbrack, on its Summit is a Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Cairnsmuir on Deugh. From its Summit an extensive view Can be obtained of the Surrounding Country, embracing the wild and picturesque from the bleak heath clad hill to the Sylvan wooded Glen, large tracts of highly cultivated land in Ayrshire. The West Highlands. Ailsie Craig, Firth of Clyde A part of the Irish Sea and Mountains. The Isle of Man, And the lower hills of Cumberland in England, besides a number of small Loch in the vicinity, and that beutiful one (Via) Loch Doon. |
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List of Names collected by John Bray C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 2D Trace 4
Parish Carsphairn
Object
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn - A hill
[Signed] John Bray Decr. [December] 18th 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 4 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/4
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