| Place-name: | Stony Knowes Hill |
| Suggested Meaning: | stony hillocks |
| stony + Scots knowes ‘hillocks’ | |
| Blaeu Coila (1654): | No entry |
| OS Name Books (1855-57): | Stony Knowes Hill |
| Location: | Ordnance Survey (1892-1960) |
Stony Knowes Hill sits adjacent to Prickney Hill near the source of the River Nith and south-west of McCowan’s Knowe
The Ordnance Survey Name Book (1855-57) entry for Stony Knowes Hill reads –
A hill near Prickeny Burn, pronounced “Stenny Nuz Hill” by the Shepherds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| Maps |
| Reproduced with the Permission of the National Library of Scotland |
| https://maps.nls.uk/ |
| Map 1 | Ordnance Survey (1885-93) Stony Knowes Hill |
| Ordnance Survey Name Books |
| By Permission of Scotland’s Places |
| scotlandsplaces.gov.uk |
| Ayrshire OS Name Books (1855-57) Vol. 49| Stony Knowes Hill |