Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE DALE | Temple Dale Temple Dale Temple Dale Temple Dale |
A Sim Esqr Peter Black John Carrick Dr [Doctor] Sommers |
040.05 | A name which applies to a trough of fertile ground extending from Gummel Burn to Chapelhill, It is supposed to have belonged to the Knights Templar. Mr Sim stated that an attempt was made some years ago to ascertain, what grounds a church belonged to this Ancient Order, but the name sof the different places had been too much changed and corrupted that the case was given up as hopeless. |
| Tumulus Cont [continued] | [continued] earth, or loam, as might be expected from the slow decomposition of Animal natter, Part of the outline of the base can be yet traced on the east side, and from its circular appearance, appears to have been about 40 feet in diameter at the base |
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No. 21
Lanarkshire Culter Parish
[Page] 32
See Extract ending 'Abbey of Kelso,' on the other side. 'A keen dispute having arisen on one occasion between the abbot and the master of the Templars, about tithes alleged to have been due to the abbey, the latter in his unwillingness to pay gave an instance of special pleading, which must appear a curiosity to all who have seen the place to which reference is made.' 'The master and brethren pleaded, that their order enjoyed a general exemption from paying tithes; also that the parish church of Culter, standing on the other side of a great river, on which there was no bridge was seldom accessible to them without great danger'. (New Stat [Statistical] Act [Account] and Morton's Monastic Remains of Teviotdale. p [page] 144
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.