Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkconnel , Page 1 (start)
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- 235 - Kirkconnel , Page 235 (end)
- 236 - Kirkconnel , Title Page
- 237 - Kirkconnel , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUCREACH HILL | Crocereoch Hill Crucreach Hill Crucreach Hill Craigreagh Hill Crockray Crocroy Heights |
Revd. [Reverend] R Simpson James McNaught Thomas Stewart Pronunciation Sinclair's Stat Acct (1794) [Old Statistical Account of Scotland Johnstone County Map |
002 | [situation] About 7/8 of a mile S.E. [South East] from Shiel Hill. A large Hill on the Farm of Crossbank and on the N.E. [North East] side of Back Burn it is an old established name and well known in the district |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 85
Parish of Kirkconnell Plan 2.15 Trac [Trace] No. 5
[notes at Crucreach Hill] Croc a cross or Pillar and Creoch a boundary.
Probably compounded of Cru or Cruach and (obsolete) Creach - signifying the Grey Mountain.
[crossed out Entry] Birk Burn
[partly illegible note] Craig---Hill----------------------aston]
[signed] Charles J Fearnside Pte R.S.&Ms. [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
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.