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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHCHANG HILL | Highchang Hill Highchang Hill Highchang Hill High Chang Hill |
Andrew Lammie, Dalleagles Iron Co [Company] Map Estate Map County Map |
047 | A ridge of elevated Moorland extending eastwards from Enoch Hill |
| CRAIG OF BAHOUN | Craig of Bahoun Craig of Bahoun Craig of Bahoun Craig of Bahoun Craig-de Bohun Craig-de Bohun |
Iron Co [Company] Map Johnston's Co [County] Map James Blackwood Carcow Andrew Miller, Laight William Johnstone, Schoolmaster, Cumnock Revd [Reverend] Robert Murray, Minister, Cumnock |
047 | A rocky precipice bounding on one Side a deep Glen, Situated at the Source of Connel Burn Messrs Murray & Johnstone State that this name is derived from "Bohun", the name of a proprietor of the ground who lived in the days of Robert Bruce. They also state that Bruce was pursued by de Bohun's Bloodhounds into this glen and that he drew blood from his arm which he scattered on the ground in order to escape the pursuit. It appears that if the Bloodhound sees blood or sents it, when found out on the ground, he will not proceed any farther, and perhaps considers that his mission has been performed - |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 158
[initialled] J.C.G. [under both entries]
Transcriber's notes
Highchang Hill: I changed Situation from 48 to 47, as it had been written incorrectly.
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 49 - Parish of New Cumnock, OS1/3/49
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of New Cumnock.
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.