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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONRIG | Conrig Conrig Conrig |
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson James Sleeman Samuel Scott |
006 | A Farm with dwelling and Office houses Machine &c [et cetera] the property of his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh [Buccleuch] is situated about a mile and a half East to the Town of Sanquhar, |
| CRAWICK WATER | Crawick Water Crawick Water Crawick Water |
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson James Sleeman Samuel Scott |
002; 003; 005; 006 | Has its source in the parish of Crawford John, County of Lanark, and flows in a westerly direction, is of small Dimensions until joined by the Wanlock, and Spango Burns, it then expands into a large stream, passes through the Village of Crawick mill and joins the Nith about half a Mile to the West of Sanquhar Town |
| SARAH'S TROUGH | Sarah's Trough Sarah's Trough Sarah's Trough |
Walter Fingland Kirkconnel William Arthur Kirkconnel David Brown Kirkconnel |
006 | A deep pool in Crawick Water which derives its Name from the circumstance of a woman Called Sarah having been drowned in it |
| SOLDIERS POOL | Soldiers Pool Soldiers Pool Soldiers Pool |
Walter Fingland Kirkconnel G. Lindsay Kirkconnel John White Kirkconnel |
006 | A deep pool in Crawick Water near Holm. - No information can be ascertained, why the Pool is so named. - |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 129,
Sheet 6.11 -- Trace 1
Parish of Sanquhar
[CRAWICK WATER - Situation:]
On Wn. [Western] Parish
Boundary -
[SOLDIERS POOL - Situation:]
In Crawick
Water on En. [Eastern]
Parish Boundary
[CONRIG - Situation:]
1ΒΌ mile N,N,E, [North North East]
from Sanquhar,
[SARAH'S TROUGH - Situation:]
In Crawick
Water on En. [Eastern]
Parish Boundary
[Page is signed:]
John Jane
Pt [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
SOLDIERS POOL, SARAH'S TROUGH - the Authorities are assigned to Kirkconnel using a bracket, I have transcribed as if 'ditto'.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 44 - Parish of Sanquhar, OS1/10/44
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Sanquhar.
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.