OS1/10/30/116
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIL HILL | Bale Hill Bale Hill Bale Hill |
Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson John Irving Walter Fingland |
006 | [situation] Near the centre of Parish, about 2 miles N.E. [North East] from Kirkconnel Village. A height of great elevation, and Comm--- [Commanding?] a delightful prospect afar over hill and d-- [dale?] so that in standing on it there is scarcely a spot however retired, but may be seen So named from the signal or watch fire having been lighted on it. |
| LAGANWEEL KNOWE | Laganweel Knowe Laganweel Knowe Laganweel Knowe |
Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson John Irving Thomas Morrison |
[situation] On the Nr. [Northern] slope of Bail Hill. A small hill situated on Bale Hill. It seems to have been a spot where sacrifices were offered, and probably human victims. The name signifies the hollow of blood. |
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| DRUIDICAL CAIRN (Site of) [Bail Hill] | Ancient Druid Cairn (Site) Ancient Druid Cairn (Site) Ancient Druid Cairn (Site) |
Re. [Reverend] Robert Simpson John Irving Thomas Morrison |
006 | [situation] On Bail Hill This is an Ancient Druid Cairn situated on Bale Hill, The stones which formed the Cairn have been removed and built in a dike close by the place, it still retains the marks of fire, to the action of which they had been for many ages annu-- [annually?] exposed. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 116Parish of Kirkconnel Plan 6.2 Trace 4
[signed] Philip Munro Priv. R.S.&M. [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
[note at Bail Hill] Bail, Baile, Bayle, Ball, Beel, Belle (4 Senses) A fire Kindled as a Signal. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson [Jamieson's Dictionary of the Older
Scottish Tongue]
Transcriber's notes
Laganweel Knowe was not pre-entered on this pageAll down the right hand side of the page some words are partly obscured by the page fold, but the readings are reasonably certain
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