OS1/10/41/34
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CALFPARK | Calfpark Calfpark Calfpark Calfpark |
Rev [Reverend] AB. Murray Rev. [Reverend] Alexander Brown Thomas Wightman Valuation Rolls |
056 | [Situation] About ¾ mile N.W. [North West] by N. [North] of Mouswald village A farm house with outbuildings and Gardens the property of Robert Paterson Esq |
BURRONHILL | Burronhill Burronhill Burronhill Burranhill Barnhill Baronhill Burronhill Burronhill |
Rev. [Reverend] A.B. Murray Rev [Reverend] Alexander Brown Thomas Wightman Robert Threshie Esq Johnstone's Co. [County] map Valuation Rolls-1774 & 1829. Statistics of Parish Gazetteer of Scotland |
056 | [Situation] About ¾ mile N. W. [North West] of Mouswald village. a small hill on which is built a school house and other small dwelling house the property of Robert Paterson [Esq] |
CAMP (Remains of) [Burronhill] | Camp Camp Camp British Camp British Camp British Camp |
Rev. [Reverend] A.B. Murray Rev [Reverend] Alexander Brown Thomas Wightman Statistics of Parish Chalmers' Caledonia Fullarton's Gazetteer |
056 | [Situation] About ¾ mile N. w. [North west] of Mouswald village The remains of a British Camp. The visible remains shew [show] this Camp to have [h--] double [---] or ditch. In digging the foundation for a School-house some years ago, there was found near this Camp a considerable quantity of [human] bones It is generally set down by Antiquarians of British origin. [MJ?] |
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[Page] 34.Parish of mouswald -- Plan 56/6 Trace 6
[Signed] Samuel S Hill
Lce. Corpl RS&m [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Camp - Descriptive Remarks - The second entry (line 2 onwards) has been written over a previous entry and there are words/letters missing in the page fold. Unclear initials at end - some corrections/cancelled sections on other pages are initialled MJ? or IBJ?From page 2 (OS1/10/41/2), the first missing words are probably - "have had a double fosse"
From "The New Statistical Account of Scotland Vol IV Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigton" p445 - "The one at Burronhill has a strong double fosse or ditch. In digging the foundation for a new school-house some time ago near to this place, a considerable quantity of human bones were found."
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