Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLIN CRAIGS | Carlin Craigs | Mr. Mather. Factor William Mather. Farmer Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer |
017.13 | This name is applicable to a large cluster of whinstone rocks immediately South of the Moor Yetts Plan[tation]. It is traditionally reported among old people in this parish that wit[ches] in the age of sorcery used to assemble here to practice their superstitions [and] mummeries. |
| MUIRILL WELL | Muirill Well | Mr. Mather, Farmer Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer John Bracon Senr. [Senior] New Stat [Statistical] Acct. [Account] Old Statistical Account |
017.13 | This well has been long celebrated for effecting the cure of the Muir in cattle - "The other "(Well)" is "used as a remedy for muir ill "in black cattle, and is carried to a great distance for that purpose" - Old Stat. [Statistical] Account. Its beneficial qualities seem to have exploded, for they are not now generally credited. |
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[County of Renfrew
Parish of Eaglesham]
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.