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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENSOW | Auchensow Auchensow Auchensow Auchensow Auchensow |
Walter Chisholm James Dalziel Estate Map Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson Johnston's County Map |
006; 007 | A Farmhouse and outbuildings with garden and lands attached. the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. [Hand 2] Auchen a field Sow (The Swinefield) |
| AUCHENSOW HILL | Auchensow Hill Auchensow Hill Auchensow Hill |
Walter Chilsholm James Dalziel Estate Map |
007 | A Considerable hill on the lands of Auchensow. the name is well known in the locality. [Hand 2] Derives its Name from farm,ho. [house] |
| POLSHIEL BURN | Polshiel Burn Polshiel Burn Pishill Burn |
Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson Walter Fingland Estate Map |
007; 013 | A small Stream having its source on Auchensow hill and falls into Auchensow Burn. Derivation of Pol, a Stream, Shiel a willow. [Hand 2] Pol, a Stream, in the Gael it signifies a hole or hollow. Shiel, a willow Polshiel is the most approved mode. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 242
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 7.13 Trace 4
[AUCHENSOW - Situation:]
Nearly 3 miles S,E,E, [South East East]
from Sanquhar village
[AUCHENSOW HILL - Situation:]
About 3½ miles
S.E.E. [South East East] from Sanquhar
Burgh
[POLSHIEL BURN - Situation:]
On Auchensow
Hill - S.W. [South West] to
Auchensow Burn.
[Page is signed:]
Philip Munro
Priv [Private] R.S&M. [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
AUCHENSOW
- See Page OS1/10/44/232 for an alternative derivation of the name Auchensow.
POLSHIEL BURN
- there is some annotation in a third hand, regarding the name derivation. I believe it is an addition to the Gaelic translation as:
"a pond or/"
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.