OS1/10/44/197
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENBARROW | Auchenbarau Auchenbarau Auchenbarru Auchenbarran Auchenbarran Auchenbarrow Auchenbaran |
Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson George Osborne History of Sanquhar, John Williamson Mr. McCall Mr. Thorburn Popular pronunciation |
006 | A small patch of wood "lately planted" which formerly formed the burial ground to Kemps Castle, "Auchen signifies a field and Barr[ow] a Grave" - This name applies to a Small plot of ground on the banks of the Euchan, immediately below the Steep of Kemp,s Castle, and Said to be the Site of an ancient Sepulchre in connection with the aforesaid castle, Barau, which implies a grave is by long custom written "Barrow" or Barron, or Burron Auchenbaran signifies the field of the Baron, Probably this may be the true name, and of it being a Grave, a faint Supposition. |
| ROUGH HILL | Rough Hill Rough Hill Rough Hill |
Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson Robert Williamson John Drefe |
006 | A small arable hill on the Barr farm and West of Kemps Castle |
| Site of KEMP'S CASTLE (Vitrified Fort) | Kemps Castle Site of Kemps Castle Site of Kemps Castle Site of |
History of Sanquhar Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson George Osborne |
006 | A small hill. The slopes on the North and South are very steep and on the West traces of an intrenchment [entrenchment] are visible, It is on the top of this hill where the ancient building stood, no vestiges of which can be now traced - This name applies to the Site of an ancient Vetrified [Vitrified] fort, The castle which once stood here was Cemented by Vetrification [Vitrification] and occupied the Western extremity of the little hill (as represented on Trace.) The name Kemp,s Castle Means the Chieftain's fort |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 197,Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 6/14 Trace 5
[ROUGH HILL - Situation:]
1 mile S.W. [South West] from
Sanquhar. -
[KEMP'S CASTLE - Situation:]
Nearly 1 mile S,W, [South West]
from Sanquhar. -
[AUCHENBARROW - Situation:]
Adjoining Kemp's
Castle on the South.
[Page is signed:]
Samuel S Hill
Lce. Corpl [Lance Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
The Authority Name John Drefe's surname has varied spelling in this volume: Dryfe, Drife, Drefe.AUCHENBARROW:
- The word for Grave in the Descriptive Remarks could be Barrau, Barraw or Barrow, given the author's handwriting.
- The name Auchenbaran appears twice with an accent like the French 'acute' ยด above the 'r', which I cannot transcribe on this keyboard.
It probably indicates a stress on the 'r' for pronunciation.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
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