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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERTOWN HILL | Overtown hill Overtown hill Overtown hill |
Thomas Black William Neilson Revd. D. [Reverend Doctor] Robert Simpson |
013 | A large hill on the farm of Dalpedder And adjacent to the house. On it are patches of Rocks - - - |
| OVERTOWN | Overtown Overtown Overtown Over Dalpeddar Over Dalpeddar |
Thomas Black William Neilson Revd. D [Reverend Doctor] Robert Simpson Black,s Co. [County] Map Johnstone,s Co. [County] Map |
013 | A thatched house One Story high And in bad repair, Occupied by Working people "Formerly a farm town and then named Upper Dalpeddar" |
| DALPEDDER | Dalpedder Dalpedder Dalpedder Dalpeddar Dalpeddar |
Thomas Black William Neilson Revd. D. [Reverend Doctor] Robert Simpson Black's Co. [County] Map Johnstones Co. [County] Map |
013 | A good house Slated and two Stories high and in good repair, With Out offices all Slated and in good repair This name implies the field of the pedlar or forester, It might be the name of a man i e [that is] Peadar, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 314
Ph [Parish] of Sanquher [Sanquhar] -- Plan 13.4 Trace 5
[OVERTOWN HILL - Situation:]
½ mile S.E. by
E, [South East by East] from Menock,
[OVERTOWN -Situation:]
28 Chains S.E, [South East]
from Menock,
[DALPEDDER - Situation:]
56 Chains S,E, [South East]
from Menock
[Page is signed:]
P Connell
Pte. [Private] R,S,&,M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Under OVERTOWN Authorities, one of the authors of the page uses 'comma' instead of 'apostrophe', I have transcribed as written.
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.