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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 14 - Parish of Colmonell, OS1/3/14

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Sheet 67 Plan 1 Trace & 4 Parish of Colmonel

"This word is undoubtedly Celtic; the Gailic word Machair
a field or farm & Breac_ Speckled (Breac (Speckle) in this
case signifying a Surface Streaked with rocks etc or any
thing tending to give the Surface a variety of Shades) [agneiuy]
with its present pronounciation" W McRae

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 14 - Parish of Colmonell, OS1/3/14

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

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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