Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD CHURCH YARD [Keir Mill] | Old Church Yard Old Church Yard Old Church Yard |
Rev. [Reverend] W. Menzies W. Hoggan Mr. Smith |
031 | [Situation] No. 60 on Trace 4 About 5 chains S.E. [South East] of The Manse. A burial ground So called Since the New Church and burial ground was made. In this was the Keir Church previous to the present one. Now disused. |
| CLADACH BURN | Cladach Burn Cladach Burn Cladach Burn Claddoch Burn Cladroch Burn |
Rev. [Reverend] W. Menzies Mr. Hoggan Mr. Smith Mr. Wright Mr. Kirk |
031 | [Situation] At No. 49 on Trace 4 To the South-East of Keir Village towards Scar Water. This Name applies to a stream from the Continuation of Penfillan and Black Burns & bears the name to the Scar Water. The word Cladach in Gaelic signifies a beach. As the Scar previously to the [--] cut being made, often flooded the district hereabouts, the name [--] may have this [--] |
| BROOMY KNOWE | Broomy Knowe Broomy Knowe Broomy Knowe |
Mr. Smith Mr. Wright Mr. Kirkpatrick |
031 | [Situation] At No. 130 on Trace 1 In the South corner of Scarbraehead Plantation and N.W. [North West] corner of this Plan. A Small hill having broom and Trees on. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 28
Keir Ph. [Parish] -- 31.6
Old Church Yard [note] If Keir Ch. [Church] stood in aforementioned that should be in Des. [Descriptive] remarks & written on plan
Cladach Burn [note] Cladach - a Beach - Gaelic Dictionary
[Signed] M Donohue
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 29 - Parish of Keir, OS1/10/29
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Keir.
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.