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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLVEOCH BURN | Polveoch | William Farquher Alexander Stewart William Ritchie Rev. [Reverend] Doctor Simpson |
006 | [situation] From the Confluence of a small rill with Grain Burn S.W. [South West] to River Nith. Applied to a Stream running through a thickly Wooded gl [glen] Retaining the name from where the Grain Burn, Joins, it It Crosses the Road leading from Sanquhar to Kirkconnell Village about ¼ of a mile from the latter, and Joins the Nith. |
| POLVEOCH BRIDGE | Polveoch Bridge | William Farquher Alexander Stewart William Ritchie Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson |
006 | [situation] Over Polveoch Burn A small Stone Bridge With one arch crossing Polveoch Burn and about ¼ of a mile from Kirkconnell Village. |
| EASTSIDE OF GUFFOCKLAND | Eastside of Guffockland | William Farquher Alexander Stewart William Ritchie Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson |
006 | [situation] 30 Chains East of Kirkconnel A large farm house One Story high Slated and in good, Repair, Out offices are partly Slated and partly thatched and in good Repair, with garden attached. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph [Parish] of Kirkconnell Plan 6.5 Trace 4
[signed] P Connell P.R,S.&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
[note at Polveoch] Poll - A Pool
Fivodh - [sic] A Wood McLeod's Gaelic Dictionary
Polveoch does not imply of itself a running stream, the prefix having reference to the original source. The meaning is descriptive The Pool in the Wood
See Note
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.