Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLS LOCH | Gill's Loch Gill's Loch Gill's Loch |
John McCulloch James Gaulds John Muir Ph [Parish] Teacher |
024 | [Situation] About 1/2 mile S. [South] by East of New Galloway A Small pond of water of considerable depth, Situate a little to the West of Kenmure Holme - most It taKes its name from leeches being found in it. - |
| KENMURE HOLMS | Kenmure Holmes Kenmure Holmes |
John McCulloch James Gaulds |
024 | [Situation] Near the S E [South East] Side of New Galloway. Along the Water of Ken A Considerable tract of Meadow land on the Western banK of the Water of Ken. Kenmure Holme is remarKed on Scinclar's Statistical Gazetteer of of Scotland as being at one time in Cultivation and Yielding grain for 26 years successively, with no other Manure than the deposits from the overflowings of the Water of Ken. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Kells -- [Page] 31
Page
113 - Gills Loch
106 - Kenmure Holms
[Notes] Gill. A leech Scott: Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
"Holm" "Hourn" The level low ground
on the banKs of a River
Jamiesons Scott: [Scottish] Dictionary
Holme in Jamieson
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 55 - Parishes of Balmaclellan, Dalry and Kells, OS1/20/55
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Balmaclellan, Dalry, and Kells.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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