Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE ARMS INN [Lanark] | Bruce Arms Inn | Mr Robert Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | South side of High Street. A well built public house. 2 storeys. slated and in good repair - it has stables and outhouses attached. It is occupied by Mr. Thomas Prosser and is the property of Mr Vesey. |
| ST BERNARD'S WYND | St. Bernard's Wynd | Mr Robert Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | Extends from High Street to South Vennel parallel to Wellgate. A narrow lane which forms a Communication between High Street and South Vennel. The houses in it are 2 storeys slated and in tolerable repair. The origin of its name is unknown but it is evidently an old part of the Town. |
| TRON (Site of) [Lanark] | Tron | Mr Robert Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | East of the Town Hall The Tron was a building used for the double purpose of Weighing Goods and as a Pillory. to which persons convicted of petty crimes were fixed with what were termed "joggs" - It was supposed to have been erected at the same time as the Old Tolbooth. - and was removed at the end of the 18th century. |
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XXV.15 Lanark 1/500 Plans 12. Page 33
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 42 - Town of Lanark, OS1/21/42
This volume contains information on place names found in the Town of Lanark.
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.