Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSHAW | Andershaw Andershaw Andershaw Anderson |
Thos [Thomas] R. Scott Esq Rev John Jamieson Mr James Scott Statistical Account |
042 | Farmstead all one storey slated and in good repair. This place is named Anderson in the Stat. [Statistical} Acct. [Account] which states that there was a Chapel with a place of interment here - On enquiry the site of the Chapel and place of interment cannot be pointed out. |
| BLACK KNOWE | Black Knowe Black Knowe Black Knowe |
Thos. [Thomas] R. Scott Esq Rev John Jamieson Mr James Scott |
042 | A small oval shaped knoll falling off gently on all sides. Name derived from its appearance being covered with a blackish kind of heather. |
| KAME | Kame Kame Kame |
Thos [Thomas] R. Scott Esq Rev John Jamieson Mr James Scott |
042.09; 042.10 | A somewhat prominent heathy pasture hill falling off gently on all sides. |
Continued entries/extra info
52 [left corner of header]
Parish of Douglas [in header]
Transcriber's notes
Entries relating to the place "Weston Hill" have been scored through on this page and endorsed "Cancelled on re-reference to the field".
Andershaw. The entry in Description beginning "This place is named" appears to have been added in a different hand.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 23 - Parish of Douglas, OS1/21/23
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Douglas.
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.