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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALMELLINGTON [parish] | Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington Dalmellington |
Johnston's County Map Statistical Account (1842) Patterson's History of Ayrshire (1847) Wyllie's Ayrshire Streams County Voters' List |
040 ; 046 ; 047 ; 052 ; 053 | The name of Dalmellington has been variously derived. In the first Statistical Acct [Account] and traditionally it is said to be corruption of Dame Helen's town "from a lady of rank of the name of Helen, who built a castle near the place." The parish of Dalmellington is about ten miles long and on an average fully three miles broad. It is seperated on the South & South West by the loch and river of Doon from the ph [parish] of Straiton, Dalrymple on the West Ochiltree on the North and New Cumnock and Carsphairn on the east. The only flat land in the ph [parish] extends from the village along the Doon Valley for about three miles, averaging 3/4 of a mile in breadth. There are several mountain passes in the ph [parish] of great depth and grandeur - the well-known "Craigs of Ness" is the deepest and wildest. There are two lochs in the ph [parish] - Loch Muick and Bogton Loch. The parish is chiefly pastoral the greater part of the land being incapable of profitable cultivation. Coal has been wrought in this ph [parish] and the field of that valuable commodity is understood to be extensive. Iron Works have been erected upon a large scale. Dalmellington is a place of some antiquity and though a mere village in point of size and population has long been a burgh of barony. [Continued] |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Dalmellington -- [Page] 1
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 21 - Parish of Dalmellington, OS1/3/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dalmellington.
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.