Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINE PIT | Caroline Coal Pit Caroline Coal Pit Caroline Coal Pit | Colliety Map Gavin Brown, Manager R. Rae, Factor | 006.16 | An old Pit on Westmuir Colliery. It is said to have been first opened for the original workings in the Colliery & Wrought by the proprietor in Co. with others. J.H. Gray & Co. |
| TOLLCROSS HOUSE | Tollcross House Tollcross House Tollcross House Tolcross House | Estate Map Meikleham's Map Mr McFeat, Post Master, Tollcross J. Dunlop Esqr. Pr. | 006.16 | A large mansion having well laid out garden & pleasure grounds attached. Occupied by the proprietor J. Dunlop Esqr. The Offices of the "House" are at the Avenue gate on the side of the road leading to Shettleston. Formerly there was a small villiage called "Little Tollcross" where the offices now stand. The name is now entirely obsolete. There seems to be no reason for the mode of spelling given by the proprietor, except that he adopts it himself. The origin of the name is from a Toll which the Lord of the Manor formerly levied on vehicles, in passing his gate on their way to the Markets of Rutherglen |
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Lanarkshire Shettleston Parish
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 52 - Parish of Shettleston, OS1/21/52
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Shettleston.
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.