Knockgray, an estate, with a mansion (a farmhouse now), in Carsphairn parish, N Kirkcudbrightshire, 11 miles SE of Dalmellington. Acquired by the Kennedies towards the close of the 17th century, it is now the property of Capt. Alex. William Maxwell Clark-Kennedy, F.L.S., F.R.G.S. (b. 1851; suc. 1867), who holds 3609 acres in the shire, valued at £1072 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 8, 1863.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)