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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKHALL MOAT | Rockhall Moat Rockhall Mount or Moat Rockhall Mount or Moat Rockhall Mount or Moat |
Thomas Richardson David McRobert John Copeland Chalmers' Caledonia Gazeteer of Scotland Statistics of Lochmaben Parish |
050 | [Situation] 4 Miles S.S.W. [South South West] from Lochmaben. This is a most beautiful mount of earth, perfectly round, and terminating in a sharp top; and is very entire, and of the most remote antiquity. It stands on the side of a ridge of hills, which separates Annandale from Nithsdale, and overlooks an extensive plain on the foot of the River Nith, part of Galloway, and all the Solway Firth. As to the use of this moat, it is generally agreed that the people met here to make laws and administer Justice. |
| Supposed Site of ROCKELE CHAPEL | Rokle Chapel - Supposed site of Rokele Chapel Rokele Chapel |
John Henderson Thomas Richardson David McRobert Ecclesiastical Antiquities Gazeteer of Scotland |
050 | [Situation] About 4 1/3 Miles S.S.W. [South South West] from Lochmaben. Supposed to have been the site of Rokle Chapel one of the antiquities in this parish. No vestige of the chapel is to be seen. The esatate on which it was situate is now called Rockhall. Thi was an endowed Chapel the pertinents of which though laid claim to by laymen After the Reformation, now yield certain proceeds to the present Minister of the Parish Church. It originally belonged to the Earl of Glencairn. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Lochmaben
Plan 50.14 Trace 5
[Signed] Philip Munro Pte.R.S.M. [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 36 - Parish of Lochmaben, OS1/10/36
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Lochmaben.
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.