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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 10 - Parish of Dryfesdale, OS1/10/10

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2b Parish of Dryfesdale Co. [County] Dumfries.

[continued from page 2a]
even as to their precise Site, consequently they have been noticed at the respective localities on the Plans._ That reported at Old Walls may have been mistaken for the remains of an old chapel, the site of which - the present proprietor of the ground Mr. Stewart is enabled to point out from the tenor of his Title Deeds and which he likewise states was dedicated to St. Michael ._ Authorities however notice merely three distinct chapels at Quass, at Beckton and at an extinct hamlet called Little Hutton _ The site of the first cannot be pointed out - that of the second is shewn (see Page 48) - the remains of the other, - generally denominated Little Hutton Chapel - are yet extant forming now nearly the entire walls of a stable (see Page 56) - The Ancient Church of Dryfesdale was dedicated to St. Cuthbert but any information cannot be obtained in the locale as to its site._ The Site of a more recent Parish Church has been shewn (see Page 40)

Transcriber's notes

Last word of the descriptive remarks on page 2a is repeated on page 2b.

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 10 - Parish of Dryfesdale, OS1/10/10

This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Dryfesdale.

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.

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