Volume contents
- 1 - Buchanan , page 1 (start)
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- 192 - Buchanan , page 192 (end)
- 193 - Buchanan , title page
- 194 - Buchanan , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lag-an-amair Wood | Lag an Amair Wood Lag an Amair Wood Lag an Amair Wood Lag an Amair Wood |
D. McLaren Tigh an laoigh R. Marshall Crath reoch C. McIntyre. Gamekeeper Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] McFarlane |
013.07 | A wood of young oaks & birch, having some fir trees planted in it, between Strathcashell and the Parish Road. The name signifies "the hollow of the pool or dam". The wood is chiefly coppice. |
| Strathcashell | Strathcashell Strathcashell Strathcashell Strathcashell |
C. McIntyre Gamekeeper D. McLaren D. Mitchell Esqr J. Gardener Cashell |
013.07 | A couple of cottaries near a most remarkable & well known point of the Loch of the same name. The name is partly a corruption of Castle from the Castle at the Point, and "Strath" from the little strath through which the Cashell Burn flows before it enters the Loch. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 120
Co. [County] Stirling -- Buchanan Parish
[Notes under Lag-an-amair Wood:]
Original to stand as
written on plan at
Glasgow see Col. [Colonel] Cameron's
note
When a short Gaelic phrase is
joined with an English designation
in forming a proper name it is
better join the Gaelic words together
by hyphens i.e. when they are not too
long to form a compound word
Lag. (G. [Gaelic]) Weak. feeble
Amar (G. [Gaelic]) A trough, A channel - Gen. [Genitive] "Amair".
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 6 - Parish of Buchanan, OS1/32/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Buchanan.
Ordnance Survey - Stirling 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 Stirling, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.