Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLVADDOCK BURN | Polvaddock Burn | James Wilson n&s Lorg Carsphairn John Seaton n & s of Lorg Carsphairn William Maxwell Dalton Esqr. Thornhill Agent of the Drumlanrig Estate |
003 | A Considerable Sized Stream having its Source on the farm of Polvaddock, (hence the name,) and flowing in a South Easterly direction receives Pot Burn and the three Burns Called Pullosh Sykes and joines Fortypenny Burn, they then loose their names and become the Waters of Ken |
| THE RIG | The Rig | James Wilson n& s Lorg Carsphairn John Seaton n & s Lorg Carsphairn |
003 | A long low Hill on the farms of Polvaddock and PulsKeoch, hence the name, the Surface of which is rough pasture interspersed with a few rock the Boundary between the Shires of Dumfries and Ayr goes over its Summit. |
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List of Names Collected by John Bray C A [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Plan 3A Trace 1
Parish of Dalry
Object
Polvaddock Burn - A Stream
The Rig - A Hill
[Signed] John Bray C/a [Civilian Assistant] Novr . [November] 19th. 1849
Note, The farm on which this
burn gathers and also derives
its name from, has not a farm
house nor even the ruins of one.
therefore it may be requisite to write
the name across the farm, if So
I have shown the extent of it in pencil
but on Traces 1& 2. [J.B.]
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 5 - Parishes of Dalry and Carsphairn, OS1/20/5
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dalry and Carsphairn.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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