OS1/3/49/157
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER COUNS FOUND HERE [Whitehill] | Silver Coins found here Silver Coins found here Silver Coins found here |
Kennedy Brown Esq Girvan Mr Ranken - Glenlogan Mr Lennox - Whitehill |
041 | About the place marked on Trace a number of Silver Coins have been found of the reigns of Edw. [Edward] 1 of England and Alexander of Scotland - they were enclosed in an earthen jar - |
| RIVER NITH | River Nith River Nith River Nith |
Revd [Reverend] R. Murray of Cumnock K. Brown Esq. Girvan Estate Plans |
041 | The River Nith rises in the N.W. [North West] part of the Parish and runs for about two miles in a Northerly direction - then it takes an eastward Course and passes through the village of New Cumnock and on the south Side of Corsancom Hill where it enters Dumfrieshire |
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[page] 157[initialled] J.C.G. [under both entries]
"About 16 years ago, a large number of small coins of Edward
"1st of England, and Alexander of Scotland, enclosed in a small
"earthen jar, in a high state of preservation, were dug up on
"the farm of Whitehill. They are about the value of five
"pence each. Some of them are in the possession of George Rankin
"of Whitehill, the owner of the lands. the remainder, with the jar
"in which they were found, are in the possession of the laborer who dug them up." Patersons His. [History]
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