OS1/10/44/130
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONRIG BURN | Conrig Burn Conrig Burn Conrig Burn |
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson James Sleeman Samuel Scott |
006 | Has its source principally on the Conrig Farm and runs into the Crawick at the N. [North] West of the Conrig Farm |
| WITCHES LINN | The Witches' Linn The Witches' Linn The Witches' Linn |
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson Mr Ingram James Sleeman |
006 | So called from its being the place where the Witches who formerly inhabited the Village of Crawick, are said to have wrought their cantrips and to have practised their witcheries. Is a darkly shaded Glen through which the Conrig burn flows near to its junction with the Crawick Water, It is famous in history as being the place where Sir William Douglas of Douglasdale hid his heroic band when he rescued Sanquhar Castle from the power of the English |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 130,Sheet 6.11 -- Trace 1
Parish of Sanquhar
[CONRIG BURN - Situation:]
From 24 chains
S. [South] of Conrig -
W. [West] to Crawick
Water. -
[WITCHES' LINN - Situation:]
On Conrig Burn
[Page is signed:]
John Jane
Pt [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
WITCHES LINN - in the List of Names column, this should be WITCHES' LINN (with apostrophe).Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
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