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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 12 - Parish of Beith, OS1/3/12

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 135
County of Ayr -- Parish of Beith -- Sheet 8.15

[Boredstone]
On the farm of Borestane, the fixed Boredstone,
"in which the great flag staff of the Lordships of
"Giffen was in use to be erected still remains,
"and has given rise to the farm name."
Paterson's Hist. [History] of Ayr

Transcriber's notes

The pencilled remarks underneath the entry for Boredstone are illegible, except for the initials D.H.

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 12 - Parish of Beith, OS1/3/12

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

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.

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