Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCHAR WATER (Old Course) | Old Course of Lochar Water | Mr John McKay Racks Mr William Hall Racks Mr Peter Hutchinson, Racks |
049; 056 | [Situation] At Wn [Western] side of this Parish. Previous to the artificial improvement made in the present course of Lochar Water this was the original course. It is a small drain nearly closed up with marsh and weeds. |
| LOCHAR WATER | Lochar Water Lochar Water Lochar Water |
Revd. [Reverend] A B Murray Mr. William Hall Mr. Peter Hutchinson Gazetteer of Scotland |
049; 050; 056 | [Situation] Tracing Wn. [Western] Parish Boundary. A stream in the West of this Plan and divides between the Parishes Dumfries & Torthorwald. It discharges into Solway Firth thence through the Sands a distance of 8 miles Still forming a Stream & falls with a Slight descent into the English Channel (so called by the people) |
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Parish of Torthorwald Plan 56.9 Trace 1
[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.