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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNSMORE OF FLEET | Cairnsmore of Fleet | Captn. [Captain] Denniston Creetown | 036 | "The largest as well as the highest mountain in the Locality, Situate in the Parishes of Kirkmabrick and Minnigaff and on the farms of Cuil, Bardroughat, Bargally and Little Cullendoch. The surface consists whooly of Granite partially covered with heath, on the summit there is a plain of considerable extent with less heath and more soil & herbage than upon its sides, its top also commands and extensive view of many Counties in Scotland the Isle of Man Ailsa Craig and a part of England and Ireland. This mountain was found by the Engineers employed by Government many years ago to be 2322 feet above the level of the sea. |
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Plan 36B. Trace 1 List of Names collected by C. Asst [Civilian Assistant] Thomas Jordon 26th October 1848.
Parishes of Kirkmabrick and Minnigaff
[Signed] Thomas Jordon C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant]
Objects
Cairnsmore of Fleet -- A mountain
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