Volume contents
- 1 - Dunscore , Page 1 (start)
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- 40 - Dunscore , Page 40
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- 163 - Dunscore , Page 163 (end)
- 164 - Dunscore , Title Page
- 165 - Dunscore , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOGLEHOLE | Boglehole | Colonel Grierson James Henning Esqr. Mr Robert Craig |
040 | [Situation] About 1½ Miles N.W. [North West] of Dunscore Village A new Cottage of one story situated a lonely hollow place said by the super[stitious] to have been the haunt of a ghost or bogle, and hence called Boglehole. In consequence of the road taking a very sudden gturn here it is very freuently called Boglecorner |
| KNOCKTIMPTON | Knocktimpton Knockteampol |
F.J. Wilson Esqr. Mr George Hill Mr James Gibson William McLelland |
040 | [Situation] About 1½ Miles N.W. [North West] of Dunscore Village A small eminence planted with firs. This names is probably derived from knock - a hill, Teampol a church, there was a church a little lower down, The word is pronounced Timpton here, may be the same as Timty a term in the Island of Lewes, for labouring the [soil] by digging with spades, and quite applicable The original designation hereof. J.B.J |
| DRUMSHANGAN | Drumshangan | F.J. Willson Esqr. Estate Map Mr Robert Barber |
040 | [Situation] 2 Miles N.W. [North West] pf Dunscore Bridge. A dwellinghouse with garden, barns & other farm offices, and a farm of land attached - The property of F.J. Wilson Esqr. |
| GLENESSLAND BURN | Glenesslin Burn Glenessland Burn |
F.J. Wilson Esqr Mr Joseph BArton Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Bryden See Page |
040 | [Situation] From the Extremity of Sundaywell moor 4 Miles W. [West] of Dunscore Village in an En [Eastern] direction. A Stream rising in upper part of Glenessland and falling into Cairn Water. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 40/9 Trace 2 Parish of Dunscore
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 13 - Parish of Dunscore, OS1/10/13
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Dunscore.
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.