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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLWHANNIE KNOWES | Allwhannie Knowes | James Sloan n & s School master Carsphairn James Fergusson n & s U [Upper] Holm o'Dalquhairn Carsphairn |
003 | A great number of Small emenences on the Knolls Situated on the farms of Upper and Nether Holm o'Dalquhairn, they are very remarkable Some of them appearing as if they were Artificial but nothing particular Can be gleaned about them |
| SPOUT BURN | Spout Burn | James Sloan n & s School master Carsphairn James Fergusson n & s U [Upper] Holm o'Dalquhairn Carsphairn |
003 | A Small Stream gathering on the farm of U [Upper] Holm o'Dalquhairn & running in a Southerly direction over precipitous rocks forming a series of Waterfalls, the most perpendicular of which is (locally) called The Spout form which the Burn takes its name. it empties into Holm Burn convenient to U [Upper] o'Dalquhairn |
| THE SPOUT | The Spout | James Sloan n & s School Master Carsphairn James Fergusson n & s U [Upper] Holm o'Dalquhairn Carsphairn |
003 | ... a series of Waterfalls, the most perpendicular of which is (locally) Called The Spout from which the Burn takes its name. it empties into Holm Burn convenient to U [Upper] o'Dalquhairn |
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List of Names collected by John Bray C A [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Carsphairn Parish
Plan 3A Trace 5
Object
Allwhannie Knowes - Eminences
Spout Burn - A Stream
The Spout - [Waterfall]
[Signed] John Bray C/A [Civilian Assistant] Novr [November] 12th 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 5 - Parishes of Dalry and Carsphairn, OS1/20/5
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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