Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONNINGTON LINN | Bonniton Linn Bonniton Linn Bonniton Linn Bonington Fall Bonnington Linn Bonnington House Bonnington Farm Bonnington Linn Bonnington Linn Bonnington Linn Bonnington Linn Bonnington Linn |
Mr D. Campbell Mr J Blair Mr W. Weir Statistical Acct [Account] p5 To a representation of the Linn on the corner of Johnston's Map To objects, on Forrest's Map & Johnston's Map, giving name to, or taking name from the waterfall in question. In a table of heights appended to Forrest's Map Rev Thos [Thomas] Stark Mr Robert Wood Mr Wm [William] Anna Mr John Gray |
032.07 | This is the uppermost of the falls of Clyde. Occurs at an acute bend of the river, where the water, tumbling over a succession of low shelving rocks, approaches with great rapidity to the edge of a wall of rock, about 24 feet in height, over which it is thrown in an unbroken mass Immediately before the final plunge the water is divided by a rocky island which is approached from the Lanark side by an iron bridge. From this point to Corra Linn the river is enclosed by high dark cliffs of the old red sandtsone |
| TILLIE FORD | Tillie Ford | Rev Thos [Thomas] Stark Mr Robt [Robert] Wood Mr Wm [William] Anna Mr John Gray |
032.07 | A ford crossing the River Clyde about half a mile above Bonnington Linn |
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Ph [Parish] of Lesmahagow [in header]
Transcriber's notes
Bonnington Linn. Spelling and Authority from "Bonington Fall - Statistical Acct" to "Bonnington Linn - In a table of heights etc" ,which all appear to be derived from published sources, are written in faded red ink. The Spellings within this group "Bonnington House" and "Bonnington Farm" are bracketed together.
Tillie Ford. Only one version of Spelling, but four Authorities are given.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 45 - Parish of Lesmahagow, OS1/21/45
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.