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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWAT'S BURN | Howats Burn Howats Burn Howats Burn Hawat's Burn Howats Burn |
James Dalziel David Tenant James Kerr Revd. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] Simpson Popular pronunciation |
006; 007 | A small Rivulet having its source on the land of Auchengrouch and falls into Mennock Water. Howat, a man's name. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 152,
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan of 9 Trace 4
[HOWAT'S BURN - Situation:]
From ½ mile S. S. [South South]
W. [West] of Brown Hill
S. W [South West] to Menock
Water.
[Page is signed:]
Philip Munro
Priv [Private] R. S. & M. [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Fourth entry in Various modes column is ambiguous, I transcribe as "Hawat's Burn" and not "Howat's Burn'".
Mennock and Menock Water both appear.
Auchengrouch may refer to Auchengruith.
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.