Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN (Hawk Hill) | Corn Market Corn Market Corn Market Corn Market |
Mr William McLeay James Moir Esq. Mr Thomas Anderson Map of Alloa, 1857. |
139.04 | An open space close to and on the north side of the railway where the Corn Market is held weekly, on Saturdays. A low wooden shed close by is where the usual business at such places is transacted. |
| Cairn | Cairn Cairn Cairn |
Mr William McLeay James Moir Esq. Mr Thomas Anderson |
139.04 | An ancient cairn on the top of and near the western end of Hawk Hill. It is nearly circular and about twelve feet in height. It is composed of small stones and gravel, and, except a few small patches, has a grassy surface. There is no tradition in the neighbourhood respecting it, and, though evidently artificial, it is not certain for what purpose it was raised. |
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Town of Alloa
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan county, OS Name Books - Clackmannan county - Volume 2 - Parish of Alloa including the town of Alloa, OS1/8/2
This volume contains place names found in the parish of Alloa including the town of Alloa.
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan 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 Clackmannan, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.