Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL (Site of) [Chapelton] | Site of Chapel Site of Chapel |
Ordinance Parochiales Scotias Thomas Shearer. Chapelton |
023.07 | "There seems to have been a Chapel formerly on the land of Chapelton" Origines Parochiales Scotias. The last named authority, who is about 80 years of age, remembers a Font being dug up at the place marked "Site of Chapelton." The site of the Chapel is not known by any authorities seen or referred to except the last named _ Thomas Shearer, who had it from tradition. No ruins, or any remains of buildings (except that of the Font) have ever been seen at the place marked "Site " etc. The place, however, is known as the "Chapel Sink" from a hollow being here in the ground. The "Chapel Well" which has been filled up for upwards of fifteen years is supposed to have been very old. It was 12 feet deep, but whether it was |
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Transcriber's notes
Authorities for spelling 'Origines Parochiales Scotiae'
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.