Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG MEIKLE | Craig MeiKle Craig MeiKle |
John Baird Thomas Shearman |
024 | [Situation] About 35 chains E. [East] S. [South] East of Balmaclellan A large rock on the farm of Anchreoch, and Situate a little to the South Side of the farm house of the above farm. - |
| SIGHT KNOWE | Sight Knowe Sight Knowe |
John Bard Thomas Shearman |
024 | [Situation] About 1/2 mile E. [East] by South of Balmaclellan A small hill on the farm of Townhead the Soil of which is partly arable & partly Rocky pasture land. Its top Commands a fine view of the ajacent Country. & from which it probably has tooK its name. - |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Balmaclellan -- [Page] 59 -- Trace 3
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156 Sight Knowe
146 Craig Meikle
"Know" "Knowe" A little hill. A hillocK Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
Craig, A rocK "MeiKle" Much, denoting quantity or extent. Jam: [Jamieson's] Scott: [Scottish] Dicty [Dictionary]
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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