Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACKS MOSS | Rockhall Flow Rockhall Flow Rockhall Flow Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Old Mills Moss |
Mr A Sloan Horseholm Mr Carruthers Mr McKay Racks James Gibson William Ireland William Hutchison Thomas Wells William Smith Alexander Hutchison |
[Situation] Forming the most Southerly district in this Parish A large tract of Lochar Moss so called on acct [account] of its wetness . It inclines the South extremity of the Ph. [Parish] and is on Traces 1 & 2 of this Plan. The term "flow" is understood as applying to that portion of the Moss which has not part of it cut away and is merely applied in a descriptive sense. The name "Racks Moss" is best known and includes the entire of the moss, cut out or uncut. |
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Parish of Torthowald Plan 56.13 Trace 2
[Signed]
N Stotherd
Capt [Captain] R. Engs. [Royal Engineers]
30th May 1856
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
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.