Place Names. 11 



Crateside — gat gap, place of. 



Friars' Carse — Kerss low lying marshy or alluvial groiuul by a 

 river. 



Carsemill — mill and farm of. 



Whiteside— O.E., Invit, white, of the appearance of stones. 



Koughhill 



iSithside — beside the Nith. 



Crawston — Sc, crawe a crow. 



Greenwell — grianach, sunny, baile a house. 



Longbank. 



Linburn— formerly Lintburn, where lint was soaked. 



Craigenputtock— the rock oi the putag, small ridge or ring of 

 land ; by some, rock of the wild hawk. 



Dunesslin— Dun a fort or hill, and Ess water, formerly Farthing- 

 rush (rounded hill, covered with scrub). 



Corsefield — field of the cross. 



Hallidayhill — man's name. 



Castrammon— Carstrammon, G. Crasg pass or ford of the Alders, 

 from (craobh, crov) fhearna. 



M'Cheyneston, EllLsland, Milliganton, Amulligan 1619. 

 Courthill— cruit or cul, back and hill. 

 Tovvnhead — explains self. 

 Craig — Creag. 



Dalgonar— field or plain of the little beak, G., gubau. 

 Moss-side, Poundland, Whitedyke. 

 Brocklestoue — stone of the badger's hill. 

 Holm — O.E., a small island in a river. 

 Lagg— valley. 

 Eroadford. 



Shangan, Drumshangan— hill or ridge of the ants. 

 Chapel — probably ancient chapel. 

 Goosedubs — O.E., puddles for geese. 

 Miltonmill. 



Kenmuir — head of the moor. 

 Skinford — sceithan, a bush. 

 Kilnhouses— kiln for baking bricks. 

 Stroquhan — struthan, a little stream, and valley of. 

 Lagganlees-— the meadows of the little hollow. 

 Craigenvey— Creag and bheath (vay) birches, rock of the. 

 Lochenlee is Lochunlead — lade, a water course. 

 Bcssewalla— old name Barswally, bar, height, hill, sliith (shee), 

 top or place, a bhailc, hamlet ; U.E,, hlaw, a hill. 



