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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRACKEN HILL | Bracken Hill | David Mitchell n.s.Woodhead via Carsphairn James Sloane Schoolmaster n.s. Carsphairn |
004 | A Small arable knoll immediately N.W. [North West] of Woodhead " farm house It derives its name from a quantity of fern (called in the locality bracKens) growing on it. |
| TORMOID KNOWE | Tormoid Knowe | David Mitchell n.s.Woodhead via Carsphairn James Sloane Schoolmaster n.s. Crasphairn |
004 | A small rocky heathy knoll on the farm of 'Woodhead' Nothing is known in the locality As to the origin of its name. |
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List of Names collected by William Rewan C/A [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 4B Trace 3
Parish Carsphairn
Object
Bracken Hill - A Knoll
Tormoid Knowe - A Knoll
[Signed] William Rewan CA [Civilian Assistant]
October 27th. 1849
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 7 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Straiton, OS1/20/7
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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