Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEUCHANHILL PLANTATION | Beuchan Hill Plantation Beuchan Hill Plantation Beuchan Hill Plantation |
Mr John Fergusson Mr John Black Mr Willaim Mc Murdoch |
031 | [Situation] To the East and adjoining Beuchan Moor. A large fir Plantation on the northern slope of the Keir range of hills. Trees about ten & twelve years growth. The property of His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch. |
| BEUCHAN MOOR | Beuchan Moor Beuchan \moor Beuchan Moor |
W H Arundell Esq Edward Hogan Esq Revd [Reverend] Mr Menzies |
031 | [Situation] On the South of and adjoining Waterside Moor. A large tract of Moorland including Beuchanhill Plantation, the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. |
| BARJARG MOOR | Barjarg Moor Barjarg Moor Barjarg Moor Barjarg Hill |
W Hunter Arundell Esq Mr William Kirkpatrick Mr Thomas Fergusson Mr John Douglas |
031; 040 | [Situation] to the South and adjoining Beuchan Moor and Plantation. A barren heathy moor of considerable extent, forming part of the estate of Barjarg. Tumuli seen in several places on this Moor. o.m.o. [Ordnance Mapping Office] |
| PREACHING STONE | Preaching Stone Preaching Stone Preaching Stone |
W Hunter Arundell Esq Mr John Douglas Mr William McMurdoch |
031 | [Situation] About 9½Chains N.W. [North West] of Moss Sandy and on Barjarg Moor. A Stone on which the Rev [Reverend] Mr Renwick, the last of the martyrs who suffered for the Covenanters cause in Scotland,once preached to his assembled followers. |
| KEIR HILLS | Keir Hills Keir Hills Keir Hills |
W H Arundell Esq Edward Hogan Esq Revd [Reverend] Mr Menzies |
031 | [Situation] On the western side of Parish, stretching through Capenoch Beuchan and Barjarg Moors. An irregular range of hills stretching along the Western by [Boundary] of Keir Parish, the range commences at Barr Hill & terminates at the Dodd. |
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Ph [Parish] of Keir Plan 31.14 Trace 1.
Transcriber's notes
Note referring to the "Preaching Stone" - in brackets [near Par [Parish] Boundary - cmo]
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.