Volume contents
- 1 - Lanark Parish , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Lanark Parish , Page 10
- 20 - Lanark Parish , Page 20
- 30 - Lanark Parish , Page 30
- 40 - Lanark Parish , Page 40
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- 60 - Lanark Parish , Page 60
- 68 - Lanark Parish , Page 68 (end)
- 69 - Lanark Parish , Title Page
- 70 - Lanark Parish , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| LANARK (Continued) | [continued from page 1] The principal rivers are the Clyde and Mouss. - The parish lies upon a mass of old red sandstone, which probably forms the basis of the country to the south and east.'' + + + Carboniferous limestone is wrought in considerable quantities in Craigendhill, on the north-west corner of the parish, accompanied by a small seam of coal, but which does not yield sufficient to burn limestone. + + + The principal land-owners are Sir Norman Macdonald Lockhart, Bart. [Baronet] of Lee; Lady Mary Ross of Bonington; Mrs. Elliot Lockhart of Cleghorn; George Baillie, Esq. of Jerviswood; Thomas Young Howison, Esq. of Hyndford; the Misses Carmichael of Smyllum Park; Walker and Company of New Lanark; Sir Richard Honyman of Huntly Hill; Archibald Nesbit, Esq. of Carfin; Alexander Gillespie, Esq. of Sunnyside.'' Statistical Account. There is no village of any note in the parish but the town of Lanark. There are no detached portions of this parish in any other parishes, and [no] detached portions of other parishes within the boundaries of this - |
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Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 43 - Parish of Lanark, OS1/21/43
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish 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.