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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARCO | Carcau Carco Carco Carco Little Carco Carco (Little) |
Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson Lease John Thomson John Irvine Johnstone's Co. County Map William Maxwell Esq Chamberlain to Duke of Buccleuch |
006 | [situation] About 33/4 miles N.E. [North East] from Kirkconnel village. A Farm House on the North side of Crawick Water, & the road from Sanquhar to Crawford passes by it; it as [sic] offices attached, all slated and in good repair. - Proprietor His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch. Formerly this was a small farm named Little Carco. it is now a large farm and named Carco by his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch. |
| MEIKLE CARCO | Meikle Carco Meikle Carco Meikle Carco Meikle Carco Mickle Carco |
Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson Rent receipt John Thomson John Irvine Johnstone's Co. [County] Map |
006 | [situation] 28 Chains S.W. [South West] from Carco. Two Shepherds Houses on the Farm of Carco, but was a Farm once itself and was called Big Carco but since it is made one Farm they both get the same name. [in another hand] Always named Meikle Carco. |
| POLCRAIGY BURN | Polcraigie Burn Polcraigie Burn Polcraigie Burn |
Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson John Thomson John Itvine |
006 | [situation] From En. [Eastern] slope of Shiel Rigg - S.E. [South East] to Crawick Water A tributary of Crawick Water having its source on the West side of Black Hill, and running in a S.E. [South East] direction |
| CHAPEL CLEUCH | Chapel Cleugh Chapel Cleugh Chapel Cleugh |
Revd Dr[Reverend Doctor]] Mr John Thomson Mr John Anderson |
006 | [situation] In Nr. [Northern] vicinity of Carco. A deep Cleugh with a small stream running through it, which rises on the South side of Black Hill, and falls into Crawick Water. The name applies to the Cleugh or Glen not the stream that leaves it. |
| SCLENDERS WOOD | Sclenders Wood Sclenders Wood Sclenders Wood |
John Thomson John Irvine Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson |
006 | [situation] In Wn. [Western] vicinity of Carco. A small Wood composed chiefly of Brushwood, on the farm of Carco it derives its name from its surface being all small stones consequently Should be Sclenders Wood. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 124
Parish of Kirkconnell Plan 6.3 Trace No. 4
[signed] Charles J Fearnside Pt. RS&Ms [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
[note at Carco] Little being now suppressed
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.