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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKIRLING [village] | Skirling Skirling Skirling Skirling Skirling |
Revd. [Reverend] Isaac Barrett Free Ch. [Church] Manse Mr George Ramsay Mr Adam Proudfoot Johnston's Co. [County] Map New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
011 | [Situation] About the centre of the parish A neat rural Village in the Centre of the Parish of the same name, Situated on the Turnpike Road from Edinburgh to Dumfries by Biggar about two miles from the latter town. The Houses Consist Chiefly of Cottages one storey high, and are in good repair; having small gardens attached. They are built around two sides of a Neat Village Green which is Ornamented by scattered trees, and on which a Cattle market is held Once a year; at the North End of the Village are two other small greens on which markets are held twice a year for Cattle and Horses. A short distance West from the Village is a mound marking the site of the old Castle of Skirling. The Established & Free churches & Manses are in the Village also the Parish school, Post Office a Public House, Wright's shop, Smithy, and a few shops, Farmhouses & Cottages. The Proprietor is Sir William Gibson Carmichael Bart, [Baronet] of Skirling. |
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Parish of Skirling -- Sheet 11 No 11 -- Traces 1 & 4
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 37 - Parish of Skirling, OS1/24/37
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Skirling.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles 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 Peebles, which is in the south of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.