Volume contents
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- 439 - Sanquhar , Title Page
- 440 - Sanquhar , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACK WOOD | The Back Wood The Back Wood The Back Wood |
Mr Ingram Thomas Effleck James Sleeman |
006 | A Belt of hard wood situated on the North side of Conrig Farm adjoining the Crawick Water, |
| LAWYER'S BRAE | Lawyer's Brae Lawyer's Brae Lawyer's Brae |
James Slimmon Thomas Rae Plan of Sanquhar Moor. |
006 | A steep brae on the left bank of the Crawick water, it is planted with fir and ash trees. The name is well known. |
| WITCHES CRAIG | The Witches' Craig | James Slimmon Thomas Rae John Brown |
006 | A conspicuous rock close to the junction of the Conrig burn with the Crawick water. Oral tradition describes this to have been a favourite resort of the fairies or witches, who inhabited the adjoining linn. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 131,
Sheet 6.11 -- Trace 1
Parish of Sanquhar
[BACK WOOD - Situation:]
On the En. [Eastern] bank
of Crawick Water
[LAWYER'S BRAE - Situation:]
Adjoining Crawick-
=mill village on the
East -
[WITCHES' CRAIG - Situation:]
At the junction
of Conrig Burn
with Crawick
Water,
[Page is signed:]
John Jane
Pt [Private] R.S.&.M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
LAWYER'S BRAE & WITCHES' CRAIG: The Authority name 'James Slimmon' may be 'James Sleeman' misspelt - the latter name appears on this and many other pages.
WITCHES CRAIG in the List of Names column should be WITCHES' CRAIG (with apostrophe).
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.