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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLMUCK | Polmuck Polmuck Polmuck Powmuck |
Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson Walter Chisholm James Dalziel Popular pronunciation, |
007 | [Situation] From Auchensow Hill - N.N.E. [North North East] to to Glenimshaw Burn A small Stream which rises on Auchensow hill and falls into Glenimshaw Burn, derivation of Pol. a Stream, muc, a sow or, Swine. |
| BRECKAGH BURN | Breckaw Burn Breckaw Burn Breckaw Burn Breckaw Burn Breckagh Burn |
Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson Walter Chisholm Estate Map Popular pronunciation William Hislop, Durisdeer.- |
007; 014 | [Situation] From Dalpedder Hill (at the S En. [South Eastern] extremity of Parish) N. [North] to Glenimshaw Burn A small stream having it source on the lands of Auchensow and falls into Glenimshaw Burn. |
| YELL HILL | Yell Hill Yell Hill Yell Hill Yell Hill |
Walter Chisholm Robert Carruthers Estate Map Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson, |
007; 014 | [Situation] About 3¾ S.E.E. [South East East] from Sanquhar.- A Considerable hill on the lands of Glenim [Glenimshaw.] the name has been established from time immemorial. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 243,
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 7.13 Trace 5
[Note] Pol in the Scottish Speech is pronounced & written Pow. Pou.
Meaning Slow Moving Water,
[Note] Breck, Speckled. Aw, a Stream, Enquired, if it should be
Named Breckon Burn informed not.
[Note] The signification is the trouting Stream or
the Stream Abounding in trouts - Breckagh
seems to be the correct orthography.-
[Signed]
Philip Munro
Priv [Private] R.S.&M. [Royal Sappers and Miners]
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.