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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 32 - Parish of Kirkmichael, OS1/10/32

Continued entries/extra info

Parish of Kirkmichael Plan 42.1 Trace No. 2

Corses Thomas Moffat 1/3 mile north,east, by A range of cot houses
Corses Corses James Stewart north, from Parkgate. with small gardens attached.
Corses Thomas Eskdale The name is derived from a large
stone a short distance from the houses.
Sax Corses Statistical Account 35 chains north, east, Called the Sax Corses underneath this stone six men
Sax Corses Reverend Mr. Dobie by north, from Parkgate are supposed to have been buried. They are said
Sax Corses Sax Corses Thomas Eskdale to have been killed in an encounter which took
place between Wallace and a party of English.
Sir Hugh Moreland
and five of his men
interred here, Slain by Wallace 1297.

Round Knowe Thomas Moffat 46 chains north,east, A small wooded knowe.
Round Knowe James Stewart from Parkgate.
Round Knowe Round Knowe Thomas Eskdale

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 32 - Parish of Kirkmichael, OS1/10/32

This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Kirkmichael.

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.

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