Volume contents
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- 143 - Dalmellington , Title page
- 144 - Dalmellington , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENBEOCH | Benbeoch Benbeoch Benbeoch Benbeoch Benbeoch Benbeoch |
Fullartons Gazetteer of Scotland 1854 Estate Map 1844 A. Hervey W. Gilchrist W. G. Galloway Johnston's County Map |
047 | This is the most prominent feature in the Parish excepting, the range of hill over which passes the Boundary between the Counties of Ayr & Kirkcudbright and Consequently the Boundary of this Parish - It rises abruptly and at a distance appears Conical, three of its Sides are Steep but its west Side has a gradual asent, the north is rocky and precipitous, Some places nearly inaccessible the east Side with the exception of Benbeoch Craig - is not So Steep but the Surface is covered with [large] loose Rocks, These rocks have evidently formed [the] Conspicuous features of this Hill on Some Occasion & from their present appearance there is no [doubt] but they have been thrown from what now is [called] 'Benbeoch Craig' by an eruption - in fact [--] the idea under which the neighbourhood labours [--] Still nothing traditionally is know [known] [--] it. The South Side is Steep and a little [--] The Rocks generally - are basaltic, of a prismatic form, numerous, and many [places] jutting from an overhanging the Slope of the Hill the property of the Hone. [Honourable] F. M. Cathcart |
Continued entries/extra info
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Dalmellington Parish-- Sheet 46 Plan 8 & Sheet 47 Plan 5
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.