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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN PIOT | Fell of Cairn Piot Fell of Cairn Piot Cairn Piot Cairnpiot Hill Cairnpat and sometimes Cairnpiot |
Andrew Ross John McDowal Rl Engrs [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 Ainslie's Map 1782 Statistical Acct. [Account] 1841 page 130 |
016 | [Situation] In the East side of the Parish of Port Patrick. About 1 3/8 miles W by S. [West by South from the village of Lochans A high hill or mountain of considerable Size whose Summit Commands an extensive view of the Surrounding district a considerable extent of the Coast of Ireland can be seen of a clear day with the naked eye also the hills of Cumberland and the highlands And the summit is a track of 2 circular walls which appears to have been once a place of Strenght the Surface of the mountain is Rocky Heathy pasture. on its Summit is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station. The following description is taken from the Statistical acct. [account] of Scotland No 21 P [Page] 142 |
| FORT [Cairn Plot] | Fort | Lt [Lieutenant] Gosset RE [Royal Engineers] See Sir J Sinclairs Statistics Vol [Volume] 1 p [page] 47 |
016 | [situation] On the Top of Cairn Piot On its summit is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl [Trigonometrical] Party "Cairn Point" [Note] "Around the Summit of the hill of Cairnpat at the distance of about 70 & 80 yards the ruins of two Circular Stone walls may be Seen which of late years have been greatly reduced for the Sake of the stones to be used in erecting fences in the neighbouring farms" Statistical Acct. [Account] 1841 p [page] 742 |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 9Parish of Portpatrick -- First of Trace 4 - No. C
Form 136
Page 45; 69 -- Cairn Piot [Note] Cairn Piot used on Plan
[Note] "The higher and most remarkable hills
"are called the Fells of the farms to which they
"respectively belong, with the exception of one
"towards the south-east of the Parish, which is called Cairnpat, and sometimes Cairnpiot."
Extract from Statistical Acct [Account] Published 1841 page 130
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