Volume contents
- 1 - Glencairn , Page 1 (start)
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- 257 - Glencairn , Title Page
- 258 - Glencairn , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CANT | The Cant The Cant The Cant |
William Wilson William Todd John Ferguson |
020 | A considerable hill on the lands of Blairoch the name has been established from time immemorial. |
| BAIL HILL | Bail Hill Bail Hill Bail Hill |
William McCaw William Proudfoot Adam Glover |
020; 021; 022; 029 | A range of hill of Considerable eminence at the N.W. corner of Cormilligan farm in Tynron. |
| BLAIROCH | Blairoch Blairoch Blairoch |
William Wilson William Todd Modern Valuation Roll |
020 | A Farmhouse and outbuildings with garden and lands attached, the property of Samuel McCall Esq. |
| DALWHAT WATER | Dalwhat Water Dalwhat Water Dalwhat Water |
William Wilson James Broom Esq. William Broom Esq. |
020; 029; 030 | A small River formed by the Confluence of Glenjaan, Dibbon, and Fernhead Burns and afterwards in its mean derings along the valley, everywhere flows between wooded banks. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Glencairn, Page 24, Plan 20.16 Trace 3.
[Signed] Philip Munro Pte. [Private] R.S.& M. [Private Royal Sappers and Miners].
BAIL HILL: On the Boundary between this Parish and Tynron.
BLAIROCH: Nearly 6 miles North West from Minnyhive.
DALWHAT WATER: From Northern point of Parish running S.E. to a point 1/2 mile S.E. from Minnyhive.
THE CANT: About 5 3/4 miles N.W. from Minnyhive.
Transcriber's notes
The entry for BLAIROCH was input onto the List of names as written as BLAROCH, I made the correction {DFF}.
Dittos accounted for. DFF 18/05/14
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.