Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS' BURIAL GROUND [Shawtonhill] | Quakers Burying Ground Quakers Burying Ground Quakers Burying Ground Quakers Burying Ground |
Revd Gavin Lang R. Riddle Poor Law Collector Alexr [Alexander] Dalgleish, Shawtonhill Robt. [Robert] Hamilton, Shawton |
023.02 | A little enclosure formerly used by Quakers for burying their dead. There have been no burials in it for nearly a century, but the name of the ground are well known in the neighborhood. Recently, the Farmer of "Shawtons hill" had to repair the fences oe. [et cetera] for damaging them & trespass. There are no raised graves or Head Stones, to shew that it has been a Burying ground. It is still the property of the Quakers. |
Continued entries/extra info
Top Margin: Co.[county] Lanark Glasford Parish
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 26 - Parish of Glassford, OS1/21/26
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Glassford.
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.