Volume contents
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- 165 - Lochwinnoch , title page
- 166 - Lochwinnoch , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLE | Hole. Hole Hole Hole of Barr |
William Spiers. Pro: [proprietor] Mr. Craig. Surveyor Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Smith Co [County] Map |
015.01 | A good farm house & outbuildings the property of William Spiers who also occupies it - |
| MILERAL BORE [nr Barr Castle] | Mineral Bore. | William Spiers. Mr. Craig. Surveyor. Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Smith |
015.01 | "There is a spouting spring strongly impreganted with this substance "(carbonate of iron JK ) in a bank a little west from Barr Castle. It rises from an opening made in the earth when mining for coal, and at one time Spouted two or three feet above the ground. Now it is covered with a pump, and used as a well by a family in the neighbourhood etc ." N:S:Acct: [New Statistical Account] I found what is termed a Mineral Bore close to the Hole farm house, which, by enquiry from Dr. [Doctor] Smith, (who wrote the Stat Acct. [Statistical Account]), is the one alluded to. At one time it spouted through a plug at a spot now covered by the water of the Dam. It is now brought underground from the spring through a pipe into the garden, in which a hole or bore is made to recieve it. The account in the New: Stat: Act: [New Statistical Account] is wrong in two places. It is South, not west, from Barr Castle, and there is no pump _ never was __ |
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Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 16 - Parish of Lochwinnoch, OS1/26/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Lochwinnoch.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew 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 Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.