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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WANLOCKHEAD | Wanlockhead Wanlockhead Wanlockhead Wanlockhead Village |
Reverend Dr [Doctor] Simpson Estate Plan 1831 Mr Andrew Dalziel His Graces Estate Map dated 1830 |
007 | A considerable village of rural appearance. the houses, the greater number of them are thatched with ling with some slated, here are extensive leadmines and the whole is the property of The Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry. There is a chapel in connection to the Established Church, and a modern fabric belonging to the Free Kirk. The bowels of the mountains around are immense in metallic riches for lead-ore, and Silver, and nothing can equal the barren and dreary appearance of the surrounding scenery, neither trees, shrubs nor verdure not even a picturesque rock amuses the eye of the traveller. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 88.
Parish of Sanquhar--Plan 7.6--Trace 3
M. Donohue Aug. [August] 1856.
Transcriber's notes
Written in the "Situation" column - 6 miles N.E. [North East] by East from Sanquhar Burgh.
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.