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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMFORT HILL | Comfort Hill Comfort Hill Comfort Hill |
Robert Stoddart George Osborne John Williamson |
006 | A small rising emence [eminence] between Mathew,s Folly and the Railway where a number of old coal pits are still to be seen |
| MATTHEW'S FOLLY | Matthew,s Folly Matthew,s Folly Matthew,s Folly |
Robert Stoddart George Osborne John Williamson |
006 | A small ruinious [ruinous] house with a small garden attached, It was built by a person named Mathew it was thought a very foolish place for him to build it, (hence the nam[e] Mathew's Folly) |
| SANQUHAR MOOR | Sanquhar Moor Sanquhar Moor Sanquhar Moor |
Robert Stoddart George Osborne John Williamson |
006 | A large tract of land which was formerly a moor or Common belonging to the inhabitants of Sanquhar, but does not belong to them now, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 212
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 6/15 Trace 1
[SANQUHAR MOOR - Situation:]
Adjoining Sanquhar
Burgh on the
North-East,
[MATTHEW'S FOLLY - Situation:]
31 Chains N,E, [North East]
from Sanquhar
Burgh,
[COMFORT HILL - Situation:]
About 10 Chains
N,E, [North East] from Sanquhar
Burgh
[Page is signed:]
Samuel S Hill
Lce. Corpl [Lance Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
A table entry for "TOWNFOOT BURN", map reference 006, was deleted - it does not appear on the image. The volume index shows the Name on Page 212, but that is incorrect, it appears on Page 213 and I have added a transcription table row to that page.
MATTHEW'S FOLLY
- One of the authors of the page uses 'comma' instead of 'apostrophe', I have transcribed as written.
- The index for the volume shows Mathew's Folly and not double-t, either the Name or the index is in error. The name Matthew's Folly persists today, so it is probably the index.
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.