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Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 3 - Parish of Eaglesham, OS1/26/3

Continued entries/extra info

[page] 56G

County of Renfrew
Parish of Eaglesham

Continued:
392: Still a residence in the Parish - Polnoon Lodge; but it is at present let.
Formerly the farms of Netherton, Polehall, Holemuir, and Maulauther
constituted an ancient property named Auchinhood, possession of a
branch of the Montgomery family.
395: Estates
1. Eglinton estate - Mr Gilmour's property now.
2. Millhall. - Ludwig Gaven, proprietor
3. Boreland. - Mr Gilmour proprietor
4. West Muirhouse. - Mr Gilmour proprietor
5. East Muirhouse. - Mr Gilmour proprietor

The ruins of the castle of Polnoon are still Visible on the [banks]
of the Cart, a few miles from its Source. It presents little [to]
396: the eye of the Spectator, except a few Smooth Knolls of rubble
and of the obvious inequalities occasioned by the Sites of [the]
old foundations, covered entirely with a thick Sward of
short matted grass.
399: Names of Farms,
Kirkton lands [? Name of Lands]
Lowhill
Highhill
Picketlaw [? Name of lands]
Comerings [? Name of lands]
Upper Boreland
East Tofts [Tofts]
West Tofts [Tofts]
Bonyton
Bogside
North Floors
Ross Mill, near Windhill [Obsolete]
South Floors and Laigh Tofts [extinct]
Crosslees and part of Boreland
Braken rig etc
Laigh Boreland
Holehouse
South Kirklands [extinct]

Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 3 - Parish of Eaglesham, OS1/26/3

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Eaglesham.

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.

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