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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DOON HILL | Doon Hill Doon Hill Doon Hill |
John Stroyan Robert Dunlop George McHaffie Esq. |
019 | [Situation] 1 3/4 Miles SE [South East] of Kirkcowan. A considerable hill the Surface of which is cultivated [arable land] the base is of an oval shape its Summit commands an extensive view of the surrounding country. There was formerly a fort (or some work resembling it) on this hill which give rise to the name Doon. This hill is situated about the centre of the farm of the Boreland |
FORT [Doon hill] | Fort | John Alexander John Kelly |
019 | [Situation] On the Summit of Doon Hill. This is the remains of an ancient fort It is now under Cultivation & the outline of it is much defaced so as to be Scarcely traceable particularly on the north side The inhabitants speak of it as a place of some strength at some very remote period |
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[Page] 23Parish of Kirkcowan
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67 -- Doon Hill
[ ] -- Fort
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