Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GRAVES [Mid Hangingshaw] | The Graves The Graves The Graves |
Adam Sim Esqr (Coulter Mains) Doctor Sommers (Biggar) Peter Black (Culter) |
039 | A name given to a small green spot on the East side of Thriple Burn near Mid Hangingshaw. This place was only dug open some years ago and there were found some human skeletons, broken spears and a very large military call pipe, or whistle, which is in the possession of Mr Sim of Coulter Mains, it is made of bronze metal, and appears to have been inlaid with some perishable metal or substance, for ornament. which is now corroded, or decayed away, but thecuttings in the bronze are very plain, also the loop which appears to have had |
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Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 19 - Parish of Culter, OS1/21/19
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Culter.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark 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 Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.