Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST BRYDE'S TOWER | Bryde's Tower (Remains of) . St Bryde's Tower |
J. C. Brown Farmer Brydekirk Mains Bryce Hall Mount Annan The Revd. [Reverend] John H Gourlie |
057 | [Situation] At Brydekirk Mains -- This is supposed to have been a Border Tower of the Carlyles - originally - that of the Corries, and afterwards the Pasleys occupied it - the ancestors of the present General Pasley of the Royal Engineers. There is nothing remaining of it at present but one of the walls, which is about 7 links thick - it forms the gable end of one of the offices attached to the farm house of Brydekirk Mains. There is a large oblong stone placed over the door of one of the above offices, which was removed from some of the buildings attached to the Tower - the Tower was occupied about 50 years ago - it bears the following inscription "KENEL FOR HWNDS AND HWNTING HORS" It is at present the property of Colonel Pasley Dirom of Mount Annan. |
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Parish of Annan -- Sheet 57 No 12 -- Trace 4
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 1 - Parish of Annan, OS1/10/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Annan.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.