Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSE [parish, Biggar] | Manse Manse Manse |
Rev [Reverend] John Christison Mr James Morrison Mr Robert Glen |
034.09 | The parish church manse a neat two storey slated dwellinghouse and out offices all in good repair. Built in 1805. |
| MOTE [Biggar] | Mote Mote Mote |
Rev [Reverend] John Christison Mr James Morrison Mr Robert Glen |
034.09 | A small oval shaped artificial knoll, 210 feet by 120 at its base, its top is a level right angled space of about 90 feet by fifty, about 35 feet high from the natural surface. its sides slope at about an angle of 45° and are wooded. "There is a large moat at the west end of the town, 120 paces round at the base, 54 at top, and 36 feet high. The laws made have been administered from the artificial hill". Statistical Acc [Account] 1841 |
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Parish of Biggar
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 3 - Parish of Biggar, OS1/21/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Biggar.
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.