OS1/3/32/110
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE COFFIN FOUND HERE (A.D. 1792) [E of Kilbirnie] | Stone Coffin found here (A.D. 1792) | George Dickie George Dick John Kerr |
008 | About 63 years ago when Mr George Dickie, now of Nethermill, and his labourer John Archibald were cutting the present road near the [Mill] Pond they discovered an empty Stone Coffin 6 ft [feet] 6 [inches] long by 2 1/2 feet by exposure to the air it crumbled almost to dust & they [threw] what remained on the road |
| KILBIRNIE LOCH | Kilbirnie Loch Kilbirnie Loch Kilbirnie Loch Kilbirnie Loch Kilbirnie Loch |
James Orr (Loch ridge) John Kerr James Durroch New Stat. Acct. [New Statistical Account] Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer |
008 | A large lake Situate 3/4 of a mile E. [East] of Kilbirnie village. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 110This loch lies in the South East quarter of
the parish, and constitutes part of
its boundaries in that direction.
It extends a mile and a half in
length, is scarcely a half a mile
in breadth, and its greatest depth
is about 5 fathoms and a half. etc.
New Stat. Acct. [New Statistical Account]
The Whale Lake is within
the parish of Kilbirnie
o. m. o [ordnance map office]
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