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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP HILL | Camp Hill Camp Hill |
Christopher Johnstone John Tait |
024 | [Situation] About 11/4 mileS N. [North] N. [North] East of New Galloway A Small hill on the farm of Grennan the Soil of which is arable land, It is supposed that the Covenanters at one time had encamped upon it, which gives Rise to the name. On its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Grennan" |
| GARPEL BURN | Grapel Burn Grapel Burn Garpel Burn Garpel Burn Garpel Burn Garpel Burn |
Christopher Johnstone John Tait Rev, [Reverend] James Maitland Kells Revd. [Reverend] William Wilson Balmaclellan John Muir Ph. [Parish] Teacher Kells Ainslies Map 1796 |
024 | [Situation] Passing round the E. S. E. [East South East] Side of Camp Hill & Running thro' [through] Holm Glen & under Garpel Bridge at Garpelfoot 8 chs [chains] from which it falls into the Water of Ken. - A Considerable Burn taKing its rise on the farm of Holmehead, And running in a Westerly direction to its Conflux with the Water of Ken. It forms a boundary line between the parish of Dalry & Balmaclellan, In this Burn but a Considerable distance up is a Linn Called the Holy Linn [when?] the Minister of the Parish of Dalry baptized Several Children in the time of the persecution. - |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Dalry -- [Page] 89 -- Trace 2
Form 136 Page
[?] Camp Hill
[130?] Garpel Barn
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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