10 Place Names. 



//. Dnnscore. 



fxlenesslin — glen, a valley, ess or eas, water, linne, a pool. 



Greenhead— the green headland or hill. 



Laggan — a little hoUoAv. 



Drum — di'uim a ridge. 



Newton — the new dwelling. 



Swyre — O.S., Swair, neck or pass at top of the hill. 



Lochniaderie — Loch of the, madah a wild dog, derry, of the oaks. 



Dnnscore — Dun hill, G. sgor the .sharp rock, a. 1.300 Dunescor. 



Farmersfield — explains self. 



Killyleoch — coil wood, leigh, also lago, Sc. for lower. 



Lag — holloAv. 



Netherton of Colliston— the nearer house of M'Call's dwelling. 



Farthingwell — baile, house or farm ; farthine, rounded hill. 



M'Cubbington. 



Glenmidge — glen mheadhow, mid, between. 



Isle Toll-bar — losal, lower, and toll-bar. 



Hopeside^named after Rev. John Hope, minister of Dnnscore. 



West Skelston — skali huts, shielings. 



Shank — tongue of land, O.E. scanca, the leg. 



Boglehole^A.S., bogle a fairy. 



Dempstei'town — (deemster a judge in the Isle of Man), man's 



name. 

 Blacksteps — probably from black stones in the stream. 

 Merkland — land valued at 13s 4d. 

 Woodfoot. 



Throughgate — A.S., geat, passage through, ford. 

 Allanton — person's name. 

 Burnfoot and Burnhead. 

 Bush — Boscus a wood or thicket, Dan. Bu.sk. 

 Bar— hill of. 

 Muirhall — recent. 

 Butt — place abutting or next to. 

 Lagganhill — formerly Laverock hall ; name changed liy new 



occupiers. 

 Bogrie — soft ground. 



M'Murdo.ston — family of M'Murdo, founder of the Volunteers. 

 Dinning — Dinat a woody glen, also Dunan little hill or fort. 

 Rosehill — Avhere the wild rose was plentiful. 

 Moat — ancient meeting place. 



