Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERRYHOUSE | Ferryhouse Ferryhouse |
J Calder Colgrain Colin Campbell Esqr. Proprietor |
017 | A Small Cottage having a garden attached. The property of C Campbell Esqr. The ferry from Greenock to Helensburgh terminated here at one time, hence the name |
| CLADOCH | Cladoch Cladoch |
J. Calder C. Campbell Esqr. |
017 | 3 Cottages Occupied by labourers the property of Colin Campbell Esqr. |
| OLD FISH YAIR [Cladoch] | Old Fish Yair Old Fish Yair |
J Calder J Donaldson Esqr. of Keppoch |
017 | An old Fish Yard, or Yair on the strand of the Firth of Clyde a little east of Cladoch |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 17.10 Cardross Dumbartonshire
[Below entry for Cladoch:]
"Cladoch (G.) [Gaelic] The shore."
[Below entry for Old Fish Yair:]
"Yair, Yaire, Yare - An inclosure,
commonly of a semi-circular form, built of stone,
or constructed of stakes and wattled work,
stretching into a tideway, for the purpose of
detaining the fish when the tide ebbs."
Jamieson
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 6 - Parish of Cardross, OS1/9/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Cardross.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.