OS1/10/29/95
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GLENMIDS | Glenmids Glenmids Glenmids |
James Middleton Glenhead James Marchbank Kirkbride William Martin Farthing James |
[Situation] About 14 Chains S.W. [South West] of Glenhead. A few Cottages on each Side of Glenmids Burn - in the Parishes of Keir & Dunscore. the Cottages in Keir are the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. The name is derived from its Situation in the Middle of the Glen. | |
LOW KIRKBRIDE | Low Kirkbride Low Kirkbride low Kirkbride |
James Marchbank Philip McCubbin John Clark |
040 | [Situation] About 21½ chains S.W. [South West] of Causewaygate. A farm house and three Cottages with outhouses the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. Occupied by John Clark |
PUDDOCK HOLE | Paddock Hole Paddock Hole Paddock Hole |
James Marchbank Philip McCubbin John Clark |
040 | [Situation] About 17 chins S. E. [South East] of Low Kirkbride. A Cottage with a few Small fields attached, the property of the Duke of Buccleuch Occupied by Joseph Bell. Paddock Hole is taken from a hole or place frequented by Frogs, although in a note to the Word Paddock in Shakespeare, it is said to mean a Toad. |
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[Page] 95Parish of Keir Plan 40.7 Trace No. 3 & 4
Puddock - " a Frog" - Jamiesons' Scotch Dicty [Dictionary].
Puddock a Frog - the term applied to these animals throughout the Lowlands of Scotland.
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