Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARBOLTON [parish] | Torbolton Tarbolton Tarbolton Tarbolton Torbolton |
Statistical Account Paterson's History of Ayrshire Johnston' County Map County Voters' List. Mr Cooper of Failford |
022 ; 027 ; 028 ; 033 ; 034 | "Torbolton or Tarbolton, also in charters written Thorbolton, the name both of the parish & village, appears descriptive of the situation of the village, & of the use to which the beautiful round hill close to which the village is built,was anciently applied. Tor means a round hill, on which Thor was worshipped. It has also a more general signification, and denotes any round hill, as is ordinarily the import of the word when applied to places in Britain. Thor or Tor of the Goths is the same God, whose name receives a different pronunciation from the Celts, forms the first syllable of the names of many celebrated persons and places, as Tarquin, Tar-entum, Tar-tary, Tor, or more correctly Thor, is the Saxon, Tar, the Celtic pronunciation of a word descriptive of the most remarkable and beautiful object in the neighbourhood, the hill, mentioned by Burns in his Poem of Dr. [Doctor] Thornbook - 'I had gaen round about the hill.' Bol is the name of the god of the Druids. Some superstitious sites, anciently [Continued] |
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No. 21.
Parish of Tarbolton
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 62 - Parish of Tarbolton, OS1/3/62
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Tarbolton.
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.