OS1/10/6/198
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY | Glasgow & Southwestern Raillway | John Murray, Closeburn Station James Houston, Drumbrack David Newlands, Lakehead |
031; 040 | [Situation] S,S,E, [South South East] through Wn [Western] Division of Parish A line of Railway between Glasgow & Carlisle which connects these towns with the Southwestern district of Scotland |
| WALLACEHALL SCHOOL | Wallace Hall (Academy) Wallacehall School |
Dr [Doctor] Ramage, Wallace Hall Rev. Dr [Reverend Doctor] Bennet, Closeburn David Newlands New Statistical Account of Dumfries |
031 | [Situation] 72 Chains N.N.W, [North North West] from ParK An excellent academy with a commodious dwellinghouse and grounds attached. endowed in 1723 by John Wallace, Glasgow, a native of Closeburn Parish who left £1600 to build and mentain a School in which the children of the parish might obtain a free education. Average number of scholars 180, Dr [Doctor] Ramage Rector whose income amounts to about £500 per annum, derived from land |
| CHURCH [Closeburn] | Church | Rev. Dr [Reverend Doctor] Bennet Dr [Doctor] Ramage David Newlands |
031 | [Situation] 65 Chains N.N.W, [North North West] from ParK A plain church built in the form of a cross. Errected in 1741, Mrs Baird Patron. The original church is said to have been dedicated to St Asburn, [at] Closeburn is thence supposed to be a corruption of Cell of Asburn. |
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[page] 198Parish of Closeburn -- Plan 31-12 -- Trace 1
[signed] W. Paterson c/a [Civlian Assistant]
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