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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS KNOWE | Gallows Knowe Gallows Knowe Gallows Knowe |
History of Sanquhar George Osborne John Williamson |
006 | [Situation] ¼ mile East from Sanquhar Castle. - A small hill through which the Turnpike passes going to Dumfries and at the South end of Sanquhar Town, where the barons executed the hapless wights who had either fallen under their displeasure, or who had committed some criminal misdeed, |
| NEWARK | Newark Newark Newark |
George Osborne John Williamson Robert Stoddart, |
006 | [Situation] About ½ mile S,E, [South East] from the Centre of Sanquhar Burgh, A large farm house with extensive outoffices all in good repair, and garden attached, |
| RIVER NITH | River Nith River Nith River Nith |
George Osborne John Williamson Statistical Account of Scotland |
006; 013 | [Situation] On Wn. [Western] Parish Boundary - thereafter nearly bisecting the Parish of Sanquhar A large River having its Rise in Ayr, It flows in a Southerly direction through the beautiful Valley of Nithsdale, to which it gives that name and falls into the Solway Firth about 4 miles South from the Old Quay, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 221,
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 6/15 Trace 4
[Signed]
Samuel S Hill
Lce. Corpl [Lance Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
GALLOWS KNOWE
- the phrase "where the barons executed the hapless wights who had either fallen under their displeasure, or who had committed some criminal misdeed" is lifted directly from the History of Sanquhar.
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.