OS1/10/44/145

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
AUCHENTAGGART MOOR Auchentaggart Muir
Auchentaggart Muir
Auchentaggart Muir
Auchentagart Muir
William Young
James Young
Thomas Johnstone
Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson Sanquhar,
006 A large field of rough pasture
land situated at the North
East Corner of auchentaggart
Farm Auchen a field Tagart a priest
that is the Priest's field
BRANDLEYS COTTAGE Brandleys Cottage
Brandleys Cottage
Brandleys Cottage
William Young
James Young
Thomas Johnstone
006 A Cottage with Garden &c [et cetera]
situated on Brandleys Farm
Brandleys a corruption of Brun - brown, and lea, or leys,
Pasture land, Brunleys is the correct orthography
but Brandleys is established by custom in the locality
CRAIGY BURN Craigie Burn
Craigie Burn
Craigie Burn
Craigy Burn

Craigy - Rocky
Thomas Effleck
William Young
James Young
Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson Sanquhar,

Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson. -
006 A small stream having its
source at the head of Chapel
Cleuch and runs into Loch
Burn at Dinanrig

Continued entries/extra info

[Page:] 145,
Sheet 6.12 -- Trace 1
Parish of Sanquhar

[CRAIGY BURN - Situation:]
From the Wn. [Western]
base of Brown
Hill - SW. [South West] to
Loch Burn,

[BRANDLEYS COTTAGE - Situation:]
About 2 miles N,E, [North East]
from Sanquhar Burgh

[AUCHENTAGGART MOOR - Situation:]
Forming a portion
of Central district
of Parish , -

[Page is signed:]
John Jane
Pt [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

George Howat

  Location information for this page.