OS1/3/43/150
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun. | Loudon Ph [Parish] Loudon Loudoun Loudoun Loudoun Loudoun Loudoun Loudoun Loudoun Loudoun |
Sheriff's List Chalmers' Caledonia New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Paterson's History Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer Johnson's County Map Parish Map Directory Voters List |
020 | The name of the parish is generally understood to be derived from a very prominent object near its eastern boundary, Called Loudoun Hill. "The writer in the Old Statistical Account derives the name from the old word law, a fire, and don or dun, a hill;" "Chalmers, in his Caledonia, seeks for its etymology in a conjunction of the Saxon & Celtic Hlaew, or Lau, and Dun and in proof of this adduces some of the earlier charters, where the name is spelled Laudon." It is bounded on the N. [North] and N.E. [North East] by Eaglesham, & on the E. [East] by Avondale, Lanarkshire, on the S. [South] by Galston, and on the W. [West] by Kilmarnock & Fenwick. The shape of the parish is triangular. Extreme length from E. [East] to W. [West], about 8 miles. Width about 5 1/2, from N. [North] to S. [South] The antiquities are interesting, and will be found described in some of the following pages of this book. There are no detached portions of this parish in any other, nor of any other parish in this. |
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[Page] 150[Signed] John C Giles
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