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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 8 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/8

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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
BROCKLOCH BENNAN	Brockloch Bennan Brockloch Bennan	James Sloane N.S. Carsphairn William McCrae N. KnocKingarroch via Carsphairn	005	A Small hill on the farm of Brockloch the Surface of which is Rocky pasture On its Summit is a Shepherds Cairn not Known in the locality by any particular Name.
LAMFORD HILL	Lamford Hill Lanford Hill	James Sloane N.S. Carsphairn William McCrae N. Knockingarroch via Carsphairn	005	A middling Sized hill On the farm of Lamford the Surface of which is Rocky pasture on its Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station] Called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Culnoch or Drumjohn Int. [Intermediate]
HOPS GLEN	Hops Glen Hops Glen	James Sloane N.S. Carsphairn William McCrae Knockingarroch via Carsphairn	005	A Small Glen or hollow thro. [through] which Runs Bow Burn this Glen is formed by a Small Rocky Precipice On the South And On the North by a Gradual Slope my Informants Cannot tell what has Given Rise to this Name.

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List of Names Collected by William Rewan CA [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 5A Trace 1
Parish Carsphairn

Object
Brockloch Bennan - A Hill
Lamford Hill - A Hill
Hops Glen - A Glen

[Signed] William Rewan CA [Civilian Assistant]
October 6th. 1849

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 8 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/8

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Carsphairn.

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.

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