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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 44 - Parish of Sanquhar, OS1/10/44

Continued entries/extra info

[Page:] 80,
Ph. [Parish] of Sanquher [Sanquhar] -- Plan 7.5 Trace 5

[WILLOWGRAIN HILL - Situation:]
About 4ΒΌ miles
N. E. [North East] by E. [East] from
Sanquhar Burgh,

[WILLOW GRAIN - Authority: there is a correction noting the error of the first examiner regarding the name of Willow Grain incorrectly written Willowgrain Burn in the Various modes column:]
First examiner wrong.

[WILLOW GRAIN - Situation:]
On the Nn. [Northern] slope
of Willowgrain Hill
North to Cog Burn

[LOW WILLOW GRAIN - Situation:]
On Nn. [Northern] slope of
Willowgrain Burn, - N. E. [North East]
to High Grain.

[Page is signed:]
P. Connell
Pte. [Private] R.S.&.M [Royal Sappers and Miners]

Transcriber's notes

WILLOW GRAIN - some text is lost in the fold.

LOW WILLOW GRAIN - I believe the Situation column meaning is Willowgrain Hill and not Willowgrain Burn.

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.

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