Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCHAR MOSS | Lochar Moss Lochar Moss Lochar Moss |
Revd. [Reverend] A. B. Murray, Mouswald Mr William Hall Mr Peter Hutchinson |
049; 050; 056 | [Situation] On W. [West] And S. [South] sides of Parish. A large district of Bog, where vast quantities of Peats are dug. Mr Alexander Grierson is the proprietor of it all in the Southern Corner of the Parish Torthorwald. |
| RACKS MOSS | Rockhall Flow Rockhall Flow Rockhall Flow Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Oldmills Moss |
Revd. [Reverend] A B Murray Mouswald Mr William Paterson Brocklehurst cottage Mr Ireland, Drummuir James Gibson William Ireland William Hutchison Thomas Wells William Smith Alexander Hutchison |
056 | [Situation] On the Sn. [Southern] extremity of this Parish. Applies to a Single feature of Lochar Moss and comprises the Southern extremity of this Ph. [Parish] extending from Lochar Water to Wath Burn. On the North is the village of Racks and the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The whole of it is the property of Sir Alexander Grierson Bart. [Baronet]. Flow is a term applied to that part of the Moss from which no peat has been cut but more particularly to surface peat which is inferior to that lower down. |
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Parish of Torthorwald Plan 56.10 Trace 1
[Signed] M Donohue Civil Assistant
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 47 - Parish of Torthorwald, OS1/10/47
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Torthorwald.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
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