OS1/35/15/111
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERVIE BURN | Ervie Burn | Alexander McCrae Newton of KirKcolm via Stranraer James Auld Glengyre KirKcolm |
009 | This stream or Burn rises in the Moss of glengyre Parish of KirKcolm & takes its name from the different farms it runs through (example of Douloch Burn Glengyre burn etc. etc.etc. etc. [formerly] it was the meeting of four properties by Sir Andrew Agnew Lord Stair Mr. Moore of Corswall, the fourth's name I cannot obtain but probably one of the Ross family of Balsarroch part of it formed the boundary between Leswalt & KirKcolm Parishes but owing to recent enlargement of KirKcolm it ceases to form any portion of Ph. [Parish] Boundary after [Leaving] Craigoch & Polburn [Moss] it crosses the road leading from Stranraer to the newton of KirKcolm at Soleburn Bridge & falls into Lough Ryan 3 miles from Stranraer |
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[Page] 111 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pt R S M [Private Royal Sappers Miners] 2nd. ExaminerPlan 9A Trace 6-- Parish Kirkcolm
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Ervie Burn - Burn
[Signed] John Mechan
R S M [Royal Sappers Miners]
1st Examiner
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