Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACKS MOSS | Rockhall Flow The Rockhall Flow The Rockhall Flow Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Racks Moss Oldmills Moss |
Revd. [Reverend] A. B. Murray, Mouswald W. Ireland Drummuir W Hutchinson, Racks James Gibson William Ireland William Hutchinson Thomas Wells William Smith Alexander Hutchison |
056 | [Situation] At Sn. [Southern] extremity of this Parish. A name applied in this District to all that portion of Lochar Moss in the Southern Extremity of the Parish, Torthorwald, bounded on the West by Strips of Meadow land (between it and Lochar Water) On the East by Wath Burn (and patches of reclaimed Moss and strips of Meadow on the North by the village of Racks and the Glasgow and South Western Railway on the South by a [part] of Caerlaverock Ph. [Parish]. It is said to be an old Scottish term and of long Standing. It is well known in the locality. The whole of it is the property of Mr Alexander Grierson. |
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Parish of Torthorwald Sheet 56.6 Trace 2
The term 'Flow' is applied in a descriptive Sense
to a part of the district called Racks Moss, and applys
only to the portion of the Moss from which no peat has
been Cut, The Surface Sods Cast away when digging
peat is called 'Flow'
O Barrett
[Signed] M Donohue
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.