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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 10 - Parish of Barr, OS1/3/10

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Sheet 63 plan 2 -- Trace 2-4 -- Ph. [Parish] of Barr

Mr. Mc.Donald, who is a gaelic scholar, says "Poll signifies a Pool, mire or dark coloured
stream and madadh pronounced maddie, a dog, fox or wolf or any wild animal of
the dog species. It would thus signify the dog - stream or wolf- stream etc.

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 10 - Parish of Barr, OS1/3/10

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

Ordnance Survey - Ayr 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 Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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