Volume contents
- 1 - Barr , Page 1 (start)
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- 20 - Barr , Page 20
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- 40 - Barr , Page 40
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- 124 - Barr , Page 124 (end)
- 125 - Barr , Title page
- 126 - Barr , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR [parish] | Barr Barr Barr Barr |
Patersons Hist [History] of Ayr Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1842 Voters List Johnstons County Map |
"This parish derives its name from the estate of Barr, & from which lands the Church and village are built. Barr both in the British and Celtic, means a summit or height." "The parish is bounded by Dailly on the north, Straiton on the east, Colmonell and Kirkcudbrightshire on the South and Colmonell and Girvan on the west." It is a wild, mountainous, moorland district. Four ridges of hills intersect the parish: two from the valley of the Stinchar; a third runs parallel, to the Southeast, shutting out the level country beyond, and the fourth runs in an opposite direction along the bank of the Minnoch and forms the commencement of that line of almost [mountainous] elevation which stretches [from] Ayrshire into Galloway. Patersons Hist. [History] of [Ayr] |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 124
There are no detached portions of other parishes in Barr, and Barr has no detached portions in other parishes.
[Signed] Francis E. Pratt
Lieut [Lieutenant] RL.[Royal] Engineers
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 10 - Parish of Barr, OS1/3/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barr.
Ordnance Survey - Ayr 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 Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.