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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUKTHORN HILL | GouKthorn Hill GouKthorn Hill GouKthorn Hill |
George Wilson George McCormicK Ainslies Map 1796 |
024 | [Situation] About 11/4 miles S. E. [South East] by East of New Galloway. A Small arable hill on the farms of HighparK &. Ironmacannie. and on the now extinct farm of GouKthorn hence the name. On its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "GouKthorn or ParKrobin [Int?-]" |
| HIGHPARK | HighparK HighparK |
William Shaw William Candlish Esqr |
024 | [Situation] About 7/8 mile S. E. [South East] of New Galloway. A farm house one Story high and out houses all thatched and in good repair, with a farm of good arable land attached. The property of the heirs of the Late Lord Kenmure. |
| TORHEUGHIE HILL | Terheughie Terheughie Torheughie Hill |
William Shaw George McCormicK See Name List of plan 24C. p. [page] 36. |
024 | [Situation] About 13/8 miles E. [East] S. [South] East of New Galloway A Small hill on the farm of Ironmacannie the Soil of which is arable land. It Cannot be ascertained from what it tooK its name. - |
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Parish of Balmaclellan -- [Page] 67
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162 Highpark
163 Goukthorn Hill
163 Torheughie Hill
GouK, The CucKoo
Terheughie perhaps from the Gaelic "Torr" A hill & the Scotch "heugh"a Crag, a ragged Steep &c, [etc]
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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