12 Place Names. 



Kelliston — Kelly's dwelling, coil ;i wood. 



Whiteyett — O.E., geat, a passage. 



Juukeii^ unction of lands. 



Gallawards — height of the gallows. 



Sundaywell — sean, old taigh house, Fr. ville ; used to be a tower 



or keep. 

 Druniburleigh — ridge of the tuinulus. 

 Kilroy — ruadah reddish colour (church of the). 

 Netherlaggan — frequent affix, lower. 

 Lsle — anct. His, losal (G.) lower, or island haul. 

 Ancient Names — 



Crossenga'.'rioch — Garriston ? 



Pollogan — Laggan. 



Pollocostertan. 



Derengorran — Dalgonar. 



Durrisswan — Struqulian. 



Athenwarn — ford of the rejoicing. 



PoUechonstergan. 



///. Holywood. 



Broomrigg — lirick, ridge, where hrooni grows. 



GuUiehill — the hill of the gully or clift. 



Hardla wl)ank — boundary land . 



Holywood — sacrum nemus, tlie Dar Congai, Thicket of St. Congal, 



hence the Holywood Abbey, founded 1135. 

 Portrack (used to be Portvact)— tract of land near mansion. 

 Nith — Niduari of Bede, Pictish tribe of Galloway. 

 Bellfield — Billa (Bile), a large tree. 

 Gleugowan— gobhan a goat, glen of the. 

 Hulton — belonging to the Hall, or family mansion. 

 Speddoch — Ir., spidiog, spiddog, Kobinrcdbreast (wuod of the) 



redbreasts. 

 Shawford — ford of the wood. 



Scaurbrae — sgurr, precipice, large coJiical hill, Sc, brae. 

 Bearcroft — O.E., Bere, barley, croft held. 

 M'Whanrick — M' (muir), magh, plain, Bhainne milk, O.E., hrycg, 



ridge of land ; might be anct. Macwatter. 

 Cros.sleys — fields of the cross, anct. Corsleis. 

 Morrinton — person's name (Morrin). 

 Irongray — (G.) aird an greaich, height of the moor. 

 Killylung— coille wood, and G. Luinge, a ship. 



