| PLACE-NAME | SUGGESTED MEANING |
|---|---|
| Redhall Burn | Named after a red-brick building ? |
| Redree Hill | |
| Reeve Craigs | S. reeve ‘sheep-pen; S. craigs ‘rocks’ |
| Reeve Knowe | S. reeve ‘sheep-pen; S. knowe ‘hillock’ |
| Rig Hill, Rig Rigend, Righill, Forerig, Back-Rigg, Burnside of Rigg High Rigend, Little Rigend, Little Rigend Hill, Riggend Colliery | S. rig, rigg ‘ridge’ + SSE hill ‘hill’; S. rig, rigg ‘ridge’ Place-Name: Rig,Rigg + SSE end ‘end’ Place-name: Rig, Rigg + SSE hill Place-Name: Rig + SSE hill ‘hill’ S. fore ‘front’ + Place-Name: Rig, Rigg SSE back ‘back’ + Place-Name: Rigg SSE high ‘higher upstream’ + Place-Name: Rigend S. little ‘smaller than place sharing same name’ + Place-Name: Rigend Place-Name: Rigend + SSE hill ‘hill’ Place-Name: Riggend + SSE colliery ‘colliery’ |
| Rig Hill | S. rig, rigg ‘ridge’ + SSE hill ‘hill’ |
| Rigfoot | S. rig, rigg ‘ridge’ + SSE foot ‘bottom’ |
| Righead | S. rig, rigg ‘ridge’ + SSE head ‘top’ |
| River Nith | |
| Rottenyard | |
| Rough Burn | |
| Rough Hill | |
| Rough Knowe X2 | |
| Rough Knowe | |
| Roughside | Scots ruch ‘rough ‘ +Scots side ‘hill-side’ |
| Rune Craigs ? | |
| Rye Burn | |
| PLACE-NAME | SUGGESTED MEANING |