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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS [Auchengruith Craig] | Crofs, [Cross] (Supposed Site of an Ancient Church) (Supposed Site of an Ancient Church) |
Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson History of Sanquhar, Walter Fingland |
006 | Two lines of earth, and Stones, constructed artificially at right Angles, and forming a Slight elevation after the manner of Celtic Graves. The supposed site of An Ancient Church. This has been discovered sometime ago by the Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson inconsequence of hearing the Names Pangrains, and Starn Capel Nook Pan in the British Speech signifies, a a place of worship, and capel is Celtic of Chapel; And Since the History of Sanquhar and the Tradition of the Covenanters (both by him.) have been published, the name and particulaas [particulars] are now well known in the District. and hence it is that. Pan, Capel, Auchentagart, and Menock, (the Monks Water,) all go to prove the religious designation of the locality |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 157,
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 7. 9. Trace 6,
[CROSS - Situation:]
At N Wn. [North Western] extremity
of Auchengrouth Craig
4ΒΌ miles N.E.E. [North East East]
from Sanquhar Burgh
[Page is signed:]
M Donohue
26th [see Transcriber's notes] Aug. [August] 1856,
Transcriber's notes
Re. signature - there is a character between the '26th' and 'Aug'. which I have interpreted as a struck out capital 'J' - perhaps the author was about to write 'July'.
I deleted an extra superfluous row which was present in the transcriber's table.
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.