Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUGHLEA BURN | - Roughlea Burn |
Revd [Reverend] W Dill James McIlraith Esqr W McCulloch Esqr |
062 | A small stream flowing from the West base of Pildonnan, and falls into the Cammock, where that stream & Half Mark burns, meet, at the east base of Roughlea Rig, from which the stream gets its name |
| POLMADDIE HILL | Polmoddie Hill Polmoddie Hill Polmoddie Hill Polmaddie Hill or Palmaddie Hill |
Mr. N. McDonald Rev [Reverend] J Gibson (Copy from original) Mr. S. Walker (Copy from original) Re-reference to Mr. McDonald |
062 | A high, bold hill formally attached to a farm of that name - now belonging to the farm of Farden. Proprietor The Marquis of Ailsa |
Continued entries/extra info
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Sheet 62 Plan 15 Traces 3 & 6 -- Parish of Barr
[Polmaddie Hill]
Mr. McDonald, who is a gaelic scholar, says Poll is a pool mire or dark coloured stream, Pul being saxon for
the same; maddie, gaelic madadh a dog, fox, or wolf. It
would thus be the hill of the wolf or dog - stream
[Signed]
Francis. E. Pratt
Lieut [Lieutenant] Rl. [Royal] Engineers
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 11 - Parish of Barr, OS1/3/11
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.