Volume contents
- 1 - Glencairn , Page 1 (start)
- 20 - Glencairn , Page 20
- 40 - Glencairn , Page 40
- 60 - Glencairn , Page 60
- 80 - Glencairn , Page 80
- 100 - Glencairn , Page 100
- 120 - Glencairn , Page 120
- 140 - Glencairn , Page 140
- 160 - Glencairn , Page 160
- 180 - Glencairn , Page 180
- 200 - Glencairn , Page 200
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- 240 - Glencairn , Page 240
- 256 - Glencairn , Page 256 (end)
- 257 - Glencairn , Title Page
- 258 - Glencairn , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLATEHOUSE HILL | Slatehouse Hill Slatehouse Hill Slatehouse Hill |
William Henderson James Henning John Henning |
040 | [Situation] 3ΒΌ miles South - East from Minnyhive A Hill of Considerable altitude Situated within the farm of Slatehouse. The top of this hillis called Knockmerlin [Knockmarlin], |
| SKELSTON BURN | Skelston Burn Keulston |
James Henning John Henning Robert Thomson valuation Rolls, 1827 |
039 | [Situation] Running South - East - Nearly on and partially tracing Southern Parish Boundary. A Stream rising within the grounds of Skelston and flowing along the boundary between the Parishes of Dunscore and Glencairn |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 225,
Parish of Glencairn -- Plan 40. 5. Trace 4.
[Entry Scored Out/Incomplete]: Tumuli
See Note [-] final examiner on Trace.
Transcriber's notes
Slatehouse Hill - Descriptive remarks - last line - Knockmerlin seems to have been written, but it is Knockmarlin elsewhere - see OS1/10/21/219 and /259 (Index)
Tumuli (deleted entry) - unknown abbreviation in Descriptive Remarks
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 21 - Parish of Glencairn, OS1/10/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Glencairn.
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.