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Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 25 - Parish of East Kilbride, OS1/21/25

Continued entries/extra info

[ Under Shepherd's Knowe names]
"Knowe, the top of a mill,ba base as under hillock or eminence" . Brockett's Glossary
[On LHS under Harelaw Cairn]
there is nothing here deserving of the name of an eminence to which the name "Hare Law" can be applied. [signature] J.B. [John Bayly] Capt [Captain] R. E. [Royal Engineers)]
[ under names for Hare Law]
" Law, a hill or eminence whether natural or artificial" - Brockett
[at bottom of page]
In 1793 the remains of a very large Cairn called Harlaw or Harelaw, here still to be seen on the farm Raahead. The site of it is nearly a mile distant from the present farm of Harelaw. " The stones appear to hsve been gathered from the land, " Many urns with fragments of human bones were found in one corner of it but some of them were preserved. It was about 12 feet in height and covered a base of 70 feet in diameter. " This Cairn was removed about the year 1808 and no distinct remains of it appear on the little mound of earth which was its base. N.S. Acct. P 891[New Statistical Account Page 891]

Transcriber's notes

the unsure of initials in Red ink are J.B. for Capt John Bayly.

Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 25 - Parish of East Kilbride, OS1/21/25

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of East Kilbride.

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.

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