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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE [Black Hill] | Standing Stone | 025.13 | On the west side of Black Hill there is a standing stone, said to commemorate an hostile engagement between two local Knights with followers & retainers. The tradition is vague & uncertain & makes no mention of the date. The stone is rough, angular, 4 feet in height, two in breadth. | |
| STONEBYRES | Stonebyres Stonebyres Stonebyres |
Rev. A McNaughton DD Mr D. Campbell Mr J. Blair |
025.13 | A mansion of considerable antiquity but so altered & renewed from time to time as to have become a modern building. Though mixed in style there is a prevalence of Gothic in the details of construction. The or -nament of a large cross, deeply cut in the stone, is repeated several times upon prominent positions of the building, and an elegant porch supports an immense escutcheon containing the family arms. It is situated at the head of a deep rocky glen traversed by numerous walks. Property of Gen. [General] Monteith. A portion of the original building erected about the end of 14th century still remains. Examiners reply on re-reference to the field |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph [Parish] of Lesmahagow [in header]
Transcriber's notes
Stonebyres. The text in Description beginning "A portion of the original" is written in the Situation column, but is clearly intended to form part of the Description.
Standing Stone. No Authorities are given for this name.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 44 - Parish of Lesmahagow, OS1/21/44
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Lesmahagow.
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.