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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW POOL | Shaw Pool Shaw Pool Shaw Pool Shaw |
Dr. [Doctor] Lorimer Thomas Black James Black Valuations Roll |
040 | [Situation] In Cairn Water A small Pool in Cairn Water. |
| CAIRN WATER | Cairn Water Cairn Water Cairn Water |
Johnstone's Co [County] map Dr. [Doctor] Lorimer Robert Cavins |
030; 039; 040 | [Situation] From the junction of three streams about ½ mile south from Moniaive — S. E. [South East] through Glencairn. A Considerable Stream formed by the united Waters of Castlefairn, Craigdarroch and Dalwhat Waters,— bears the Name from about ¼ mile S [South] of Moniaive till its junction with Auld Cluden Water in Holywood Parish. Name derived from a large Cairn of Stones near Moniaive on the Galloway Road. |
| TAILOR'S KNOWE | Tailors Knowe Tailors Knowe |
James Black Thomas Black |
040 | [Situation] On the east side of Cairn Water, near Shaw Pool A small hill on the property of Thomas Black. Was once the property of a tailor hence the name |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 246,
Parish of Glencairn -- Plan 40. 10. Trace 1.
Entry Scored Out/Incomplete]: Snade Bridge
[Signed] [-] Samuel S Hill
Lce. Corpl. RSm [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
1st Exr. [Examiner]
Transcriber's notes
Shaw Pool - the 4th entry in Various modes of Spelling and Authority is faint - erased?
Cairn Water - Descriptive Remarks - initialled IBJ?
unknown abbreviation before Samuel Hill's signature
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.