Volume contents
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- 144 - Dryfesdale , Title Page
- 145 - Dryfesdale , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAXWELL'S THORN | Maxwell's Thorn Maxwell's Thorn Maxwell's Thorn Maxwell's Thorn Maxwells Thorns Maxwells Thorns |
Thomas Armstrong John Halliday Robert Beattie Original Manuscript written by a neighbouring Proprietor Gazetteer of Scotland New Stat Acc. [Statistical Account] of Dumfriesshire as applied to the two Thorns |
043 | One of the two thorns, Called "Maxwels Thorns", they were Swept away by a flood, but were recovered and re-planted; the one here mentioned is standing at a Considerable distance from its original site. The old Thorn Called Maxwell's Thorn Commemorates the Spot where Lord Maxwell was killed at the battle of Dryfesands about the year 1600. It (the greatest of the Feudal Conflicts of Scotland in modern times - was between the Maxwells of Nithsdale and Johnstones of Annanvale Aided by the families neighbouring each. The Maxwells were defeated with the loss of 500 of whom many perished in the River Annan and Some were burnt in St Magdalene's Church Lochmaben to which they had fled. The Thorn Stood a tall tree till about 1823, when it was uprooted by the River, but the root and part of the Stem were again planted and still grow within a few yards of its original place. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Dryfesdale Plan 51.1 Trace 1.
See Page 37 Plan 43/13
[Signed] John Angus Corp [Corporal] RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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.