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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNEEVE | Beneve Beneve Benneeve |
James McMillan John Henderson See Plan 16D |
016 | [Situation] About 2 1/4 Miles W.S.W. [West South West] of Loch Urr. A Considerable hill on the farm of Halfmark, its surface consists of rocky heathy pasture On it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Currydoe North". |
| MONYBUIE HILL | Monybuie Hill Monybuie Hill |
James McMillan John Henderson |
017 | [Situation] About 1 3/4 Miles WSW. [West South West] of Loch Urr A considerable hill on the farm of Monybuie, its surface consists of rocky heathy pasture. |
| WHITE BURN | White Burn White Burn |
James McMillan John Henderson |
017 | [Situation] Rising on the East Side of Benneeve and running S. [South] Easterly to its junction with Minnyhive Burn all about 2 Miles S.S.W. [South South West] of Loch Urr A small stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Halfmark and running in a S. [South] East direction to its conflux with Monybuie Burn |
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Parish of Balmaclellan
Form 136 Page
59 Benneeve
59 Monybuie Hill
59 White Burn
[Notes]
Beann aoibh, the pleasant
or handsome hill
Beann naomh signifies the
holy hill.
Either of these etymons will agree
with the pronunciation of the name Benneeve
but the farmer is the most likely to be correct
Monybuie from the Gaelic
Moine buidhe, the yellow moss
or bog, or from the words
Monadh buidhe, The yellow mountain or heathy expanse
Transcriber's notes
Beneeve named on Map 016
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 41 - Parishes of Ballmaclellan, Kirkpatrick Durham and Dalry, OS1/20/41
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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