OS1/10/44/126
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN CAER | Old Fort. Sean Caer Sean Caer Sean Caer or Old Fort |
The Revd. Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson. Hist: [History] of Sanquhar. Chalmer's Caledonia Gazetteer of Scotland Simpson's History of Sanquhar |
006 | A knowe or little hill on the farm of Broomfield, the summit of which is the site of the "Sean Caer" or old fort from which Sanquhar derived its name. Dr. [Doctor] Simpson says "Sanquhar is an old historical town. It can date an origin of a higher antiquity than al- -most any other town in the south of Scotland. The author of the Caledonian [underlined] Remarks, that it is first introduced to our notice about the middle of the ninth Century this is a thou- -sand years ago, It was a stronghold in the British times, and when the Scoto-Irish made an invasion from the Emerald Isle, they found an old fortification in the immediate vicinity of the present town, which in their speech they denominated sean caer, [both words underlined] that is, the old fort, so that even at that remote period it had been a place of strength of Considerable antiquity. The par- -ticular site of the sean care, [both words underlined] or old fort, seems obviously to have been that little green Eminence on the farm of Broomfield, to the north west of the town. Any one acquainted with the form of the ancient Celtic " |
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[Page:] 126,Parish of Sanquhar -- Sheet 6-10 . Trace No. [Number] 3
[SEAN CAER - Situation:]
About ½ mile N. [North]
N.W. [North West] from Sanquhar
Burgh.
[Page is signed:]
Thomas Matheson CA [Civilian Assistant]
Transcriber's notes
SEAN CAER: the Descriptive Remarks are continued on the next page.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
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