Volume contents
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- 221 - Moffat , Page 221 (end)
- 222 - Moffat , Title Page
- 223 - Moffat , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIMMIES BOG | Cimies Bog Cimies Bog Cimies Bog Chimmies |
Mr W[William ] Currie farmer Mr Patrick Stewart farmer Mr Robert Anderson See above |
016 | A narrow tract of heathy pasture on parts of which peats are dug, bounded on the South by Garple Water. It is an old name The name is from Cime a top or [--] and hass a hollow |
| CHIMMIES KNOWE | Chimmies Knowe Chimmies Knowe Chimas Knowe Cimmies Knowe |
Charles Stewart Hillside Patrick Stewart Middlegill William Currie Rivox Mr P Stewart farmer |
016 | A large hill of moderate elevation on the farm of Rivox [having a regular and gentle swell]probably a corruption of Chamois as there is a stream at its foot called the Goats Burn. [From Cime a ridge or top perhaps compounded with Hass] |
| ELLER BECK | Eller Beck | William Currie James Elliot Rivox Robt[Robert]Anderson Brattleburn |
015 | A small stream rising on the southern slope of Chimmies Knowe and falling into Garple Water. [Eller alder tree, sometimes and perhaps better written Aller] |
Continued entries/extra info
Page 174 Parish of Moffat Plan 15-12 Trace 3
Chimmies Knowe situation North East of Hangingshaw Hill
[Chamois is a French wild goat, the goat is the Greek leemas, a doe therefore]
Eller Beck situation South of Chimmies Knowe
Cimmies Bog situation To the South East of Chimmies Knowe
W Paterson C/a
M Donohue
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 39 - Parish of Moffat, OS1/10/39
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Moffat.
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.