Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINTERMUIR BURN | Wintermuir Burn | [Situation] Western Boundy [Boundary] of Skirling Ph [Parish] Described in the sheets of 11 No. 10. |
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| CANDY BURN | Candy Burn Candy Burn Candy Burn Candy Burn |
George Ramsay Par. [Parish] School Thomas Noble Robert Noble Adam Proudfoot |
011 | [Situation] Western Portion of Skirling Ph [Parish] A Stream which rises on the Farm of Brownsbank, in Lanarkshire, at a Copious Spring Well Called the "Lady's Well" and flows in a Westerly direction by Candy Mill, to the Road near Wintermuir Farmho [Farmhouse] where it takes the name "Wintermuir Burn"; thence to the Turnpike Road leading from Skirling to Biggar, where it changes to "Spittal Burn"; thence southwards by Skirling Mill, & Spittal, and falls into the Biggar Water a short distance below Skirling Mains. It forms the Co. [County] Boundary, here, between Peebles and Lanark. |
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Parish of Skirling -- Sheet 11 No 6 -- Trace 1
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.