Volume contents
- 1 - Jonhstone , Page 1 (start)
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- 179 - Jonhstone , Page 179 (end)
- 180 - Jonhstone , Title Page
- 181 - Jonhstone , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOFT KNOWES | Cloft Knowes Cloft Knowes Cloft Knowes |
Charles Blacklock farmer George Brown Laborer Adam Blacklock farmer |
024 | [Situation] 1 mile S.E. by E. [South East by East] from Minnygap Height. Two small hills situated about half a mile to the West of Nether Minnygap. Intersected by a cloff or cleugh perhaps cloft is only a corruption of Cleofed, from Anglo Saxon Cleft Knowes maybe right. |
| TODHOLES RIG | Toadholes Rig Toadholes Rig Toadholes Rig Todholes Rig |
Charles Blacklock Farmer George Brown Adam Blacklock Farmer Mr Stewart factor for Raehills |
024 | A considerable hill situated a little to the West of Cloft Knowes. It would appear that Todholes Rig is the correct mode. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Johnstone -- Plan 24.13 Trace 6
[Signed] Philip Munro
Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Cloft Knowes situation I mile South East by East from Minnygap Height.
Todholes Rig situation 1 mile South Easy from Minnygap Height.
Entry for Todholes Slack scored out
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 28 - Parish of Johnstone, OS1/10/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Johnstone.
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.