Volume contents
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- 236 - Kirkconnel , Title Page
- 237 - Kirkconnel , Index
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 2 Parish of Kirkconnel County of Dumfries
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Spa in Moffat._ A Turnpike to Ayr ye [?which] traverses the Southern division from Sanquhar N. W. [North West] also the Glasgow and South-Western Railway. Coal abounds [iron ?] is wrought to some extent. _ Lime and iron-stone are said to exist which however have never been worked. _ There is only one village-Kirkconnel- w[hich] consists of a regular Street of one storey buildings stretching from West to East a distance of nearly 1/4 [one quarter] mile. This village is modern and has altoget[her] [a] tidy appearance. _ The Parish Church situate at the Western extremity of the village was erected at the beginning of last century - the parochial Sc[hool] is situate about 2 chains East of the foregoing- they are commodious and in good repair. _ The principal proprietor of the Parish is the Duke [of] Buccleuch who owns about 25,500 Acres._ Farm Steadings are in good repair, some of which are constructed upon the most approved pr[incipals?] There are no public works. _ Population of the Parish 1200. _
There exist few Antiquities of which any particular notice is taken by authorities. _ The Celtic Deil's Dike _ a continuation of the embankment shewn in Sanquhar traverses the Southern division of this Parish in a N. Wn. [North Western] direction into Ayrshire (See Sanquhar Name Book). _ The sites of a Druidical Cairn and Circle are shewn. _ Stones which shew marks of having [been] exposed to the Action of fire are built into a neighbouring wall. A Trench is still discernible where the Site of a Circle has been shewn. _ [Robert] Simpson in his history of Sanquhar confirms the character assigned thereto from the Name "Laganaweel - the hollow of blood" in the immediate vicinity of these Objects of Antiquity. _ The Site of An Ancient Church dedicated, to St [Saint] Connel is shewn_Also that of this Saint's [?grave] The New Gazetteer of Scotland says "The Ancient Church of this Parish was dedicated to St. [Saint] Connel whom a very old tradition asserts ? have been buried on Glenwharry Hill near Old Kirkconnel and the present Minister of the Parish lately satisfied himself [?by /with] personal inspection of the Spot, that the tradition is true". _ The Site of An Ancient Stronghold is shewn called Castle Robert of [? Connel] however no authentic information exists beyond that traditionally reported in the district. _ An Ancient Font Stone near S.En. [South Eastern] Parish boundary may still be seen. _
March 1857
Transcriber's notes
Some words have been "lost" in the fold of the book. I have made an informed guess about these.
Last sentence- not sure about the type of stone -may be "Font" but need this checked
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.