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- 439 - Sanquhar , Title Page
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG HIGHCLEUCH | Big High Cleugh Big High Cleugh Big High Cleugh Big Highcleuch Big Haycleugh |
John Anderson David Hunter Christopher Anderson Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson of Sanquhar, Estate Plan (1831) |
003 | [Situation] About 30 Chains North from Little Highcleugh A small stream which has its rise on the West of Glenrae Dod. runs in a small narrow ravine into Wanlock Water. Big Highcleugh is the name it gets which implies the burn and Cleugh Name applies to a narrow and not very deep ravine through which a stream flows. |
| GLENRAE DOD | Clanery Dod Clanery Dod Clanery Dod Clanery Dod Glenrae Dod Clanery Dod Clennery |
John Anderson Christopher Anderson David Hunter Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Diagram of Duke of Buccleuch,s Estate in Sanquhar Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson of Sanquhar, the pronunciation, by the people in the District, Estate Map. 1831. |
004 | [Situation] 6 Miles N.N.E [North North East] from Sanquhar Burgh. A hill feature of considerable altitude. The etymology of this name is corrected by Dr. [Doctor] Simpson of Sanquhar who states that Clan is a corruption from the Celtic signifying a Glen, and "Rae" denotes yellow, and Dod from "German" denotes a hill and that Glenrae Dod is the correct Mode, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 19,
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 3.9. Trace 1.
[Page is signed]
M. Donohue 25th July 1856.
Transcriber's notes
GLENRAE DOD
- One of the authors of the page uses 'comma' instead of 'apostrophe', I have transcribed as written.
A transcription table entry for FORKINGS, map reference 003, has been deleted - it is struck out on the page and does not appear in the index for this volume.
The entry for FORKINGS has been struck out with the comment:
A Scotch term applicable to the junction or point
of separation of several streams.- It cannot be afsumed [assumed]
as a proper Name.-
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.