Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICKMAW ISLES | Pickmaw Isles Pickmaw Isles |
Andrew Murdoch N. PortmarK, Carsphairn James Sloane N.S. School Master Carsphairn |
004 | Two Small islands Situated in the Southern Portion of 'Loch Doon' They derive their name from a Small kind of gulls (called in the locality picKmews) building their nests and rearing their young in them. |
| PORTMARK | Portmark | Andrew Murdoch N. PortmarK, Carsphairn James Sloane N.S. School Master Carsphairn |
004 | A farm house And offices in middling repair, attached is a large Sheep farm Consisting Chiefly of rocky & heathy Pasture. Occupier Mr WalKer Bells Bank Proprietor Col. [Colonel] McAdam Cathcart Craigengillan Barbeth, via Dalmellington Ayrshire. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of names collected by William Rewan CA [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 4B Trace 4
Parish of Carsphairn
Object
Pickmaw Isles - Islets
Portmark - farmhouse
[Signed] William Rewan CA [Civilian Assistant] Octr. [October] 17th. 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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