Volume contents
- 1 - Campsie , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Campsie , page 10
- 20 - Campsie , page 20
- 30 - Campsie , page 30
- 40 - Campsie , page 40
- 50 - Campsie , page 50
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- 176 - Campsie , page 176 (end)
- 177 - Campsie , title page
- 178 - Campsie , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallow Hill | Gallow Hill Gallow Hill Gallow Hill |
New Statl. [Statistical] Account J. Horn Factor R Brown Westertown |
028.13 | The last instance in this district of a Baron of Regality exercising the jurisdiction of pit & gallows over his dependants is said to have been exercised by the Viscount of Kilsyth in the year 1793 (?) having condemned one of his own servants to be hanged for stealing Silver plate from the house of Bancloich. The fellow was executed on a hill in the Barony of Bancloich, styled the Gallow Hill. A part of the gibbet was lately found lying in a Swamp, adjoining to this "field of blood". New Statl. [Statistical] Account. The "Gallow Hill", which is a slight eminence in an arable filed, is well known. Formerly - before the Railway was made, this field [continued on page 128] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Co. [County] Stirling -- Campsie Parish
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 7 - Parish of Campsie, OS1/32/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Campsie.
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.