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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENAGHRIGH HEIGHT | Penachrigh Height | William Stewart John Laing William Wilson |
001 | [situation] On N.Wn. [North Western] Parish Boundary. A hill on the Knowe Farm at the head of Penachrigh Burn. The boundary betn. [between] the Counties of Ayr and Dumfries passes over its summit. |
| WILLIE'S BURN | Willie's Burn | William Stewart The Rev. [Reverend] - Donaldson William Wilson John Laing |
001; 005 | [situation] From Sn. [Southern] Slope of Mid Rigg, S. E. [South East] to Glenwharry Burn A small stream rising to the South west of Penachrigh Height and after receiving the Penachrigh Burn flows in a south easterly direction until it falls into . |
| PENAGHRIGH BURN | Penachrigh Burn | William Stewart William Wilson Archibald Brown |
001 | [situation] Between Mid Rigg and Penachrigh Height A small stream rising on the side of the ridge of hills that bounds the Valley of the Nith on the North and flowing in a Southerly direction for a short distance falls into Willie's Burn. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 62
Parish of Kirkconnell Sheet 1.15 Trace No 4
[note at Penachrigh Height] Cancelled, being a very subordinate name, comprised under the general name of the hill feature "Glenwharry Rig"
see N. [Name] Book of NewCumnock Ph [Parish] Page 85 [signed] J. Bayly CaptRE [Captain Royal Engineers]
[signed] C. A. [Civilian Assistant] Thomas Matheson
Transcriber's notes
It is unclear if Penachrigh Height (pre-entered) was meant to stand or not. The Place Entry only has been CROSSED OUT, and a note by Captain Bayly says it is cancelled, but the Description etc have NOT been crossed out, and the name has been ticked
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.