Volume contents
- 1 - Largs , Index
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN STREET [Largs] | John Street John Street John Street |
John Boyd Esq Plan of Broomfields Rvd [Reverend] Mr Douie |
003 | A Straight Street leading from the Turnpike Road South of Largs to the Shore at Broomfields and nearly parallel to Charles Street. |
| HILL STREET [Largs] | Hill Street Hill Street Hill Street |
John Boyd Esq Plan of Broomfields Revd [Reverend] Mr Douie |
003 | A curved Street leading from Charles Street to May Street, it is intersected midway by John Street - and lies at the east Side of Broomfields |
| CURLING HALL | Curling Hall Curling Hall Curling Hall |
John Boyd Esq Plan of Town Revd [Reverend ]Mr Douie |
003 | A handsome building in the Broomfields, with well ornnamented enclosures, tho' [though] Small. Messrs Underwood Beith and others remember Seeing cairns on the Site of the present gardens of this building, there was also a "Standing Stone", which was removed from its original place and fixed in a wall in the garden with a latin inscription- It is not many feet from its original site.* |
Continued entries/extra info
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There is an artificial curling Pond in
the garden, on an approved plan, where
ice is formed fit for use in one night, when the
Thermometer stands at 32 ° of Fahrenheit
There is also an excellent Bowling Green
Curling Hall - Described elsewhere in this N. [Name] Book D.H.
Transcriber's notes
Some words lost in the binding
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 42 - Parish of Largs, OS1/3/42
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Largs.
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.