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Hamilton's Lanark and Renfrew
published by the Maitland Club 1831
Compiled about the year 1710
"In the way between Pasley and Renfrew upon
the mure of Renfrew is and bigg Stone as a
memoriall of a most remarkable passage - page 56.
Appendix 1. by Principal Dunlop. Midway between
Paslay and Renfrew at the Knock is a high cross
standing, but no inscription is legible - it is
called Queen Blearie's Cross _… this fell out about
the year 1317, and she is buried at Paslay.
Appendix III. It is [Singular] Enough that the
field whereon the Stone Stood is to this day named
the Kemp Knowe or Kemp Field which is a fair
rendering of Cuine Blair (memorial of battle)
into the Scots - Saxon - with the Kemp Knowe, however
there is a tradition associated which has no reference
to the Stone - The Stone refers to one distinct story.
that of Dame Marjory Bruce (mother of Robert II), and the
mound with the fosse described by Pennant to another
Concerning a singular Combat which tradition says took
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 21 - Parish of Renfrew, OS1/26/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Renfrew.
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.