Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [Cathcart] | Church | Rev Dr [Reverend Doctor] Smith N Thomson Camphill J Gordon Esq Aikenhead |
013.11 | The Parish Church is An elegant building in the modern Gothic style of Architecture was erected in 1831 and is seated for 950 - In the burial ground there is also a chaste little Gothic structure recently erected by John Gordon Esq of Aikenhead as a family burying place. Mr Gordon is patron of the Church and is one of the principal proprietors in the parish |
| SCHOOL [Cathcart] | School | 013.11 | The Parochial School situated in the immediate vicinity of the Church is attended by about 70 or 80 scholars | |
| MAL'S MIRE | Mals Mire Mal's Mire |
Rev Dr [Reverend Doctor] Smith N Thomson Camphill J Gordon Esq Aikenhead New Statistical Acct [Account] |
013.11 | Said to be the road taken by Queen Mary after the battle of Langside branches of the turnpike road in an easterly direction from opposite the Church _ And in wet weather, its sanitary condition seems very little improved since the time Queen Mary's horse almost stuck in its mud _ |
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County of Renfrew Parish of Cathcart
"She, (the Queen) with her attendants, galloped off by a lane which joins the road to Rutherglen at Hagginshaw, and which, from the difficulty she experienced in bringing her horse through its muddy avenue, is still Known by the name of Mal's Mire."
New Statistical Account.
[Written in margin] - "taken Malls to agree with the adjoining parish -"
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 2 - Parish of Cathcart, OS1/26/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Cathcart.
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.