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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 7 - Parish of Ballantrae, OS1/3/7

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[Page]57 Plan 66.9 --Trace No.5-- Parish of Ballantrae

[Note]
This word is undoubtedly Celtic,
the first Syllable,- Craig being gaelic for
a rock, the last Syllable a agreing with
the gaelic word Airged pronounced Arguid silver , genitive an argud . ie. [that is]
Craigan argud, literally Signifying ch Rock of Silver, why it has
received the name is not known perhaps Some recent place near it Might at one time have been
a temporary receptacle for the silver plate of a persecuted Monastery, or worse of stolen goods. TO'F [Thomas O'Farrell]

Transcriber's notes

The entry for Thornyfall has been scored through.

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 7 - Parish of Ballantrae, OS1/3/7

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

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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