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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENAUCHTREE HEAD | Glenauchtree-head Glenauchtree-head Glenauchtree-head Glenauchtre Head |
Estate Plan Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson George Osborne Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson |
007 | A small flat, West of Threip Height where Glenauchtree Burn has its source, |
| TOD SWARE KNOWE | Tod Swair Knowe Tod Swair Knowe Toad Swear, Knowe |
Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson George Osborne Estate Plan |
007 | A small Knowe South of Threip Height, [Hand 2] It is the declination of a high mountain and as Such, Tod Sware Knowe would appear to be the Correct Mode, It is Said to be 1000ft. [feet] or upwards |
| THREEHOPE HEIGHT | Threip Height Threip Height Threip Height Three-hope, Height Trip Height |
Estate Plan Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson George Osborne Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson Pronunciation |
007 | A high hill on the farm of Glenim,, [Hand 2] Derives its name from the Situation being at the head of three Glens Hope, Signifies a glen, the Correct Mode of spelling it is Three-hope Height. It is 1000ft. [feet] in altitude, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 253.
Parish of Sanquhar, -- Plan 7/14 Trace 5
[GLENAUCHTREE HEAD - Situation:]
At the Source of
Glenauchtree Burn.-
[TOD SWARE KNOWE - a link is drawn between 'Tod Sware Knowe' in the Descriptive Remarks and that in the List of Names column, with the comment in the latter:]
adopted on the Plan.
[TOD SWARE KNOWE - Situation:]
ΒΌ mile S,W, [South West] by S. [South]
of the Summit of Three
hope Height.
[THREEHOPE HEIGHT - Situation:]
5 1/5 miles East from
the Burgh of Sanquhar,
[Page is signed:]
Samuel S, Hill
Lce. Corpl [Lance Corporal] RS&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.