OS1/10/5/19
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST OFFICE [Glencaple] | Post Office Post Office Post Office |
Revd. [Reverend] Joseph Lorraine Robert Ward Robert Rawline |
060 | [Situation] At South end of Nithside Place. Very few letters are either taken or issued here as the Post man who travels between Dumfries & the Village generally takes up & delivers them The Post Mrs. [Mistress] does not receive more than £4 per year. A one-storey house partly occupied as a provision store where letters to and from the Parish are assigned delivered and despatched daily.- |
| SHORE ROAD | Shore Road Shore Road Shore Road |
Revd. [Reverend] Joseph Lorraine Robert Ward Robert rawline |
060 | [Situation] From Sn. [Southern] extremity of Glencaple extending South along the Nith. Name given to the Parish road between the Village of Glencaple and Caerlaverock Castle. A flat good road all the way |
| GLENCAPLE | Glencaple (Village) Glencaple (Village) Glencaple Quay The Auld Quay |
Revd. [Reverend] Joseph Lorraine Robert Ward Robert Rawline Statistics of Carlaverock Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Johnstone's County Map Intimation of a Collection in aid of Free Church Colloquial Usage |
060 | [Situation] 5 Miles South from the Burgh of Dumfries A Village and Quay or port on the East bank of the Nith. The Houses in general are one story high It contains a Post office 2 Public Houses 4 small shops one joiner and ship building yard. Free Church and Endowed School. |
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[Page] 19Parish of Caerlaverock
Plan 60.4 Trace 4
[Signed] Hugh Doherty
Civil Assistant
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