Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkconnel , Page 1 (start)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEIL'S STANE | Deils Stane Deils Stane Deils Stane |
Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor Simpson John Irving Matthew Morrison |
006 | [situation] In Kiln Burn A huge bowlder stone, lying in the gorge of what is denom [denominated] the "haunted linn," it is supposed to be about thirty ton's weight it is granet [granite], and rounded like [an] Egg, and has every appearance of the Arran Granet, - may have [been] transported in what Geologists [call] the diluvial drift period - Wierd Stories are connected with it but deserving of no attention |
| HAUNTED LINN | Haunted Linn Haunted Linn Haunted Linn |
Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson John Irving Matthew Morrison |
006 | [situation] On Kiln Burn 27 Chains SW. [South West] of Gled Wood, Applied to a deep, rugged [glen?] thickly wooded on either [side] situated on the lands of [Carcoside?] the property of his Grace [the Duke of] Buccleuch |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 172
Parish of Kirkconnel Sheet 6 No. 6 Trace 3
[signed] Thomas Watson 2nd Corp. R.E. [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
DEIL'S STANE was wrongly transcribed as "DEWS STANE" in the pre-entered data
Several words on the right hand side are concealed by the page fold, not all can be reasonably presumed
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.