Volume contents
- 1 - Shotts , Page 1 (start)
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- 147 - Shotts , Page 147 (end)
- 148 - Shotts , Title Page
- 149 - Shotts , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERTRAM'S CAVE | Bertram's Cave Bertram's Cave Bertram's Cave | John Jardine William Paterson Revd Mr. Watt | 009.13 | An opening in the Craigs is generally Supposed to have been the Cave or Stronghold of the Outlaw or Freebooter Bertram the place is popularly Known as well as the name Supplied. There is not any appearance of a Cave at present as the Surrounding rocks Seem to have given way and choked up the Cave if any Such ever was there - |
| CRAIGS | Craigs Craigs Craigs | Mr. John Weir John Jardine William Paterson | 009.13 | A prominent precipitous ledge of rocks about 24 chains north of the Kirk of Shotts, rendered popular in the neighbourhood as being the haunt of one Bertram, who according to tradition was once a terror to the Surrounding neighbourhood |
| KATE'S WELL | 009.13 |
Continued entries/extra info
"According to a tradition which seems well authenticated, this parish derives its name from a robber called Bertram de Shotts, who in ancient times infested this part of the country, and was the Rob Roy of his day. He was killed not far from the situation of the present church, N. S. Acc [National Statistical Account]
Transcriber's notes
There is no entry for Kate's Well on this page. The entry appears two pages along, on the page which also includes Bertram's Well.
The quotation from the National Statistical Account is written across the second, third and fourth columns.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 53 - Parish of Shotts, OS1/21/53
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Shotts.
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.