Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATH BURN | Wath Burn Wath Burn Wath Burn Oxgang Burn Linns Burn Wath Burn Wath Burn |
William Manson Walter Bell Mrs Nicholson James Gibson James Gibson Gazetteer of Scotland Johnstone's Co. [County] Map |
050; 056 | [Situation] Tracing En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary. A Small Stream, rises on the Farm of Cocketfield & flows in a Southerly direction forming the Boundary between the Parishes of Torthorwald & Mouswald to its confluence with Lochar Water. It generally receives the names of the different Farms through which it flows but I think Wath Burn is the most appropriate. |
| OXGANG | Oxgang Oxgang Oxgang |
James Gibson William Thomson William Manson |
056 | [Situation] Nearly 2 Miles S.S.E. [South South East] of Torthorwald. A Farm House with outbuildings & Farm of land attached the property of the Marqs. [Marquis] of Queensberry & occupied by William Thompson. This name is wrote on the adjoining Plan to an Old Building which was the first Farm house of that name which is now called Low Oxgang |
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Parish of Torthorwald Plan 56.2 Trace 1
[Signed] John Stoddart
Lce. Corpl. RS&M [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
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.