Volume contents
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- 236 - Kirkconnel , Title Page
- 237 - Kirkconnel , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIL HILL | Bale Hill Bale Hill Bale Hill |
Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson John Irving Walter Fingland |
006 | [situation] Near the centre of Parish, about 2 miles N.E. [North East] from Kirkconnel Village. A height of great elevation, and Comm--- [Commanding?] a delightful prospect afar over hill and d-- [dale?] so that in standing on it there is scarcely a spot however retired, but may be seen So named from the signal or watch fire having been lighted on it. |
| LAGANWEEL KNOWE | Laganweel Knowe Laganweel Knowe Laganweel Knowe |
Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson John Irving Thomas Morrison |
[situation] On the Nr. [Northern] slope of Bail Hill. A small hill situated on Bale Hill. It seems to have been a spot where sacrifices were offered, and probably human victims. The name signifies the hollow of blood. |
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| DRUIDICAL CAIRN (Site of) [Bail Hill] | Ancient Druid Cairn (Site) Ancient Druid Cairn (Site) Ancient Druid Cairn (Site) |
Re. [Reverend] Robert Simpson John Irving Thomas Morrison |
006 | [situation] On Bail Hill This is an Ancient Druid Cairn situated on Bale Hill, The stones which formed the Cairn have been removed and built in a dike close by the place, it still retains the marks of fire, to the action of which they had been for many ages annu-- [annually?] exposed. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 116
Parish of Kirkconnel Plan 6.2 Trace 4
[signed] Philip Munro Priv. R.S.&M. [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
[note at Bail Hill] Bail, Baile, Bayle, Ball, Beel, Belle (4 Senses) A fire Kindled as a Signal. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson [Jamieson's Dictionary of the Older
Scottish Tongue]
Transcriber's notes
Laganweel Knowe was not pre-entered on this page
All down the right hand side of the page some words are partly obscured by the page fold, but the readings are reasonably certain
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 30 - Parish of Kirkconnel, OS1/10/30
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Kirkconnel.
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.