Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWORDWELLRIG | Swordwellrig | James Rae Laborer Stapleton John Rome Farmer Swordwellrig |
063 | [Situation] About 36 chains N.W. [North West] from Dornock village. A Small farm house one Story high, Slated and in good repair - There is a Small vegetable garden and an arable farm attached. Tennanted by John Rome the property of the DuKe of Buccleuch |
| SWORDWELL RIG | Swordwell Rig | John Rome Farmer Swordwellrig James Rae Forester Stapleton |
063 | [Situation] Nearly 3/4 mile N.W. [North West] from Dornock village A small ridge of arable land, on the farm of and a little to the north of the farm house - Swordwellrig |
| Supposed Site of BATTLE (16th Century) [Swordwell] | Sword Well Sword Well Sword Well Sword Well |
. New Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Old Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Fullarton's Imperial Gazetteer |
063 | A Spring Well which is said to have derived its Name from the Circumstance of Swords having been found near it, & where it is traditionally reported a Battle was fought in the 16th century. See page 2. |
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Parish of Dornock -- Sheet 63 No 5 -- Trace 5 & 6
[Faint notes] Dornock -- See 63 - 6 -- Glasgow & SW [South Western] Railway (omitted)
Main Beck -- See Trace
[signed] John McDonnell Spr RE [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 9 - Parish of Dornock, OS1/10/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Dornock.
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.