Volume contents
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- 235 - Penpont , Title Page
- 236 - Penpont , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLGOWN CLEUCH | Pulgown Cleuch Pulgown Cleuch Pulgown Cleuch Polgown |
John Sharpe Samuel Sharpe Robert Dryfe Duke of Buccleuch Rent Roll and Estate Documents |
012 | A hollow track of ground through which a stream runs Has its source in Cleuch Head & falls into the Scar Water |
| PEAT RIG | Peat-Rigg Peat-Rigg Peat-Rigg |
William Sharpe Samuel Sharpe Robert Dryfe |
012 | A Name give to a ridge of rising ground |
| SCAR WATER | Scar Water Scar Water Scar Water |
William Sharpe Samuel Sharpe Robert Dryfe |
A small river that rises near the North West end of this Parish and flows in a South East direction and falls into the River Nith |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Penpont
Plan 12/16
Trace 1
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[Polgown Cleuch, in 'Situation' column reads] Near the NWn. [North Western] point of the Parish.
[Peat Rigg, in 'situation' column reads] In NWn. [North Western] district- adjoining Cleuch Head on the South
[Scar Water, in 'Situation' column reads] From Scar Head in Wn. [Western] Parish district- SE. [south East] on to S.En. [South Eastern] Parish Boundary.-
[Signed] James Cowan C/a
Transcriber's notes
Polgown Cleuch, first entry in 'Spelling' was Pulgowan and was then crossed out and Pulgown written in its place.
The entry for Scar Water was added - situation unknown/
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 42 - Parish of Penpont, OS1/10/42
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Penpont.
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.