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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNARHEAD HILL | Snar Head Hill Snar Head Hill Snar Head Hill Snar Head Hill |
Walter Anderson John Mitchell John Stewart Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson |
003 | [SNARHEAD HILL - Situation:] On En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary about 6 1/8 [one eighth] mile N. E. [North East] of Sanquhar Burgh. A Considerable hill near Wanlockhea[d] on the boundary between the Count[ies] of Dumfries and Lanark. |
| GLENDORCH RIG | Glendark Rigg Glendark Rigg Glendark Rigg Glendorch Rigg Glendarg Rigg - - - |
Walter Anderson John Mitchell John Stewart Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson Pronunciation |
004; 007 | [Situation] About 5¾ miles N,E, [North East] from Sanquhar Town. A Considerable hill near Wanlockh[ead] Its Soil Consists of Heathy Pasture. "It is Said to have its name from [] dark appearance of the groun[d] dorch is the Celtic of dark." |
| GLENDORCH BURN | Glendark Burn Glendark Burn Glendark Burn Glendorch Burn |
Walter Anderson John Mitchell John Stewart Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson |
003; 006; 007 | [Situation] From near En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary at a point 6 miles from Sanquhar Burgh, - N. W., [North West] to Wanlock Water, A small Stream having its source [] Wanlockhead and falls into Wanlock [Water] It derives its name from the dark ap[earance?] of the glen which it runs through. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 36,
Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 3.14 Trace 2
[GLENDORCH RIG - the following note appears in the List of Names:]
"Rig' adopted on the
Plans at the Examina
tion office
[GLENDORCH RIG - a note appears in the Authority column attached to the Reverend Robert Smith entry:]
See page 29.
In Duntercleuch Rigg
[Page is signed]
Philip Munro
Pte. [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Some text is lost in the fold for all three names.
I can't type the character for 1/8 - the Alt code doesn't seem to work on this computer.
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.