OS1/10/22/71
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCHMABEN STONE | Lochmaben Stone Lochmaben Stone Lochmaben Stone |
Mr. Barclay Somaster Mr. William Blythe Mr. Carruthers |
064 | [Situation] 25 Chains South of Old Gretna. A large, irregular shaped Boulder of Whinstone Computed to weigh 20 tons and supposed to have formed part of the outline of a Druidical Temple, which stood here |
| Site of BATTLE OF SARK | Site of Battle of Sark Site of Battle of Sark Battle - 1448 |
Lindsay's Chronicles of Scotland Buchanan's History of Scotland Johnston's Map of Dumfriesshire |
064 | [Situation] On the Sn. [Southern] vicinity of Old Gretna. The Scene of a sanguinary engagement between the English and Scotch under the leaderships respectively of the the Duke of Northumberland with Magnus Rid & George Douglas the Earl of Ormond with Wallace of Craig, fought in 1448 and wherein the English were defeated with the loss of 3,000 |
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[Page] 71Parish of Gretna Plan 64.5 T. [Trace] 5
[Signed] M. Donohue
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