Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMON KIST | Common Chest Common Chest Common Kist Common Kist Common Kist Common Kist |
Walter Smith Poor Law Inspector Mr. Galloway Collector of Poor Rates Mr. Murray, Factor to Mrs. Ewing Plan of Dumbarton Muir Burgh Charter of 1609. Estate Plan of Blairquhomrie & Merkins. |
018 | This name applies to an angle of the parish boundary, and where 3 lairds lands meet. |
| MURROCH BURN | Murroch Burn Murroch Burn |
Mr. Murray Factor Walter Smith |
018 | A considerable stream or burn having its rise in "Dumbarton Muir"and running in a westerly direction to its influx with the "River Leven" |
| HILL OF STANDING STONES | Hill of Standing Stones Hill of Standing Stones Hill of Standing Stones "Hill where the Standand Stanes are fixed" "The Standin' Stanes" |
Mr. Murray, Factor Plan of Dumbarton Muir Estate Plan of Blairquhomrie & Merkins- Burgh Charter 1609, Arbiters Award of 1838. |
018 | A small eminence on the summit of which are many large loose Stones marking the Boundary point. |
| LANG DYKE | Lang dyke or Cairn Lang Dyke or Cairn Red Brae and Lang Dyke or Cairn |
Mr. Murray Factor Walter Smith Plan of Dumbarton Muir |
018 | A long elevated ridge the surface of which is Rocky H. [Heathy] Pasture. It is an outcrop or dike |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 18 - 11 Parish of Dumbarton
[In authorities for Common Kist:]
Burgh Charter of 1609 wherein this point of the Moor is described as "The Auld Monument of
Stone called the Common Kist" - It
is still on the ground
JB Major
[Below entry for Hill of Standing Stones:]
It is manifest from The Old Charters of Alexander II. 1221. and James in 1609. that these were ancient Standing Stones
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 8 - Parish of Dumbarton, OS1/9/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dumbarton.
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.