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
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- 200 - Glencairn , Page 200
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKELSTON BURN | Skelston Burn | John Henning Esqre. James Henning Esqre. John Irvine |
039 | [Situation] Running South- East,- nearly on and partially tracing Southern Parish Boundary, A Stream rising within the farm of Skelston and running along the boundary of the Parishes of Dunscore and Glencairn. |
| BROWHEAD (Ruins of) | Browhead | John Irvine James Henning Esqre. John Henning Esqre. |
040 | [Situation] 4 miles South- East by South from Minnyhive The ruins of a detached house on the brow of a sloping hill |
| CASTLE (Remains of) [Loch Urr] | Castle | Robert Colvin | 040 | [Situation] About 5 miles S.E [South East] from Moniaive Remains of walls and moat reputed in this locality to be those of a Castle, of which however there is no account extant |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 243
Parish of Glencairn -- Plan 40. 9, Trace 1,
[Paper insert below Castle] "Glenriddell" [file remnants] and page 227 of the name list
Transcriber's notes
Castle - Situation - written in pencil between the lines "File in"?
inserted paper note - check words after Glenriddell - 'file remnants' is a best guess with the 1st 'n' seemingly missing
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.