OS1/10/44/193
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRMOOR COTTAGES | Barr-moor Cottages Bar-muir Cottages Bar-muir Cottages |
John Drefe Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson George Osborne |
006 | Two cottages with gardens attached lately erected they stand on the Eastern Boundary of Barr Moor, from which they take name Muir, not Moor, is the custom in Scotland, therefore, Bar-muir Cottages is the correct mode of this Name, Authorities reconsulted - who approve of the more modern spelling of Moor. - |
| BARR QUARRY | Barr Quarry Barr Quarry Bar Quarry Barr Quarry |
John Drefe Robert Williamson Revd. [Reverend] R. Simpson Angus Harper, |
006 | A good sandstone quarry on the Barr farm, The name is well known in the District, |
| TURNBULL BURN | Quarry Burn Quarry Burn Quarry Burn Turnbull Burn Turnbull Burn Turnbull Burn |
John Drefe Robert Williamson Angus Harper Mr. John Drife. Bar Mr. William Blair Euchan Mill Mr. Samuel McCall Ulzieside |
006 | A small stream having its source in the Barr Quarry (hence the name Quarry Burn) it flows in an Easterly direction and falls into the Nith at Ladies Chamber - Turnbull Burn is the old original name, of which there are any records The name applies, only, to part of the Stream between Bar Quarry and the R. [River] Nith, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 193Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 6/14 Trace 4
[BARRMOOR COTTAGES - Situation:]
About 1½ mile
S,W, [South West] by W, [West] from
the Newtown of
Sanquhar. -
[BARR QUARRY - Situation:]
34 Chains N,N,E, [North North East]
of Barrmuir Cottages
[TURNBULL BURN - Situation:]
From Barr Quarry
E. [East] to River Nith,
[Page is signed:]
Samuel S Hill
Lce. Corpl [Lance Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Authority 'John Drefe' - his surname is variously spelt Dryfe and Drife in this and other pages.BARRMOOR COTTAGES - the Name entry and the Various modes have been highlighted with regard to the decision between alternative spellings Muir and Moor, in favour of the latter.
BARR QUARRY - I have assumed the second 'ditto' applies to Barr Quarry and not the inserted entry.
TURNBULL BURN - the note regarding the old name and records does not make total sense.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
