Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADY'S WELL | Lady's Well Lady's Well |
John Muir William Candlish |
024 | [Situation About 5/8 mile N. [North] East of New Galloway - The track of a Spring Well. W[?] before it was Closed up with [w?] & clay it was much prized for its excellency of its water. [It] is on the farm of Holme - |
| TENT PLANTATION | Tent Plantation Tent Plantation |
John Muir William Candlish |
024 | [Situation] About 5/8 mile N. [North] East of New Galloway A plantation on the farm of Ho[lme] the wood of which Consists of Beec[h] & Fir. previous to the erection of the Secession Church (now the [?] Presbyterian) at Dalry, a tent [was?] put up here for the Accommod[ation] of the Minister of the above denom[ination] to worship in. hence the Nam[e] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 46 Parish of Balmaclellan Trace 2
Form 136 Page
134 - Lady's Well
134 - Tent Plantation
"Dalry the King'sfield. so called from a great battle thought to have been "fought here between the Scots & Danes. in which the Danes "were defeated, with the loss of their king, who is Said to lie "interred beneath the Standing Stone Dolarran Holm. One of the old lairds "of the Holm made excavations about this stone: where he found an "antique Sword. Upon the neighbouring heightS of Grennan pieces of SwordS "have been found. the Remains of a Coat of Mail were discovered. when "maKing a ditch. & about 70 years ago bits of Rusty Armour &c [etc] were frequently "turned up by the plough on Dolarron Holm". NicholSonS His. [History] of Gall. [Galloway] Vol. [Volume] 2. page 157.
Transcriber's notes
Letters are lost in the gutter binding of both entries.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 55 - Parishes of Balmaclellan, Dalry and Kells, OS1/20/55
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Balmaclellan, Dalry, and Kells.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright 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 Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.
View more volumes for Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county