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Sheriff's List Chalmers' Caledonia Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account Full. [Fullarton's]. Gazetteer Directory Voters List County Map |
024 ; 029 ; 030 ; 035 | This parish was, formerly, part of the extensive parish of Mauchline. The name of the ph. [parish] was anciently. Sanchar, or Senechar from the Gaelic Sean Chaer, the old fort. It is bounded on the West by Mauchline, on the N. [North] by Galston, on the N.E. [North East] by Avondale (Lanarkshire, & Muirkirk, and on the E. [East] and S. [South] by Auchinleck. Its extreme length from N. [North] to S. [South] is about 6½ miles, extreme width about 6 from E. [East] to W. [West]. The antiquities of the parish are few, and will be found described in some of the following pages. There is a detached portion of this parish within the parish of Mauchline, but no detached portion of any other within this. [Signed] John C. Giles O.S. [Ordnance Survey] |
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