Volume contents
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- 139 - Old Cumnock , Title page
- 140 - Old Cumnock , Index
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD CUMNOCK | Old Cumnock Ph. [Parish] Old Cumnock Ph. [Parish] Old Cumnock Ph. [Parish] Old Cumnock Ph. [Parish] Old Cumnock Ph. [Parish] Old Cumnock Ph. [Parish] Old Cumnock Ph. [Parish] |
Sheriff's List Chalmer's Caledonia New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Paterson's History Voters List County Map |
It is stated in Chalmer's Caledonia that the name is derived from "the British Cwm, A hollow, or Valley, and cnoc, a hill: forming Cwm cnoc, which was usually pronounced Cumnock. The parish is bounded on the North and east by Auchinleck, on the south by New Cumnock, and on the west by Ochiltree Its extreme length, from east to west is about 9½ miles. extreme width from N. [North] to S. [South] about 4½ The antiquities of the parish are few but interesting, and will be found described in the following pages of this book. There are no detached portions of any parish within this, nor of this parish within any other. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 148
[Note in List of Names] -- Is there not a
letter omitted in this
name?
[signed] John C. Giles
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 52 - Parish of Old Cumnock, OS1/3/52
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Old Cumnock.
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.