OS1/10/44/242
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENSOW | Auchensow Auchensow Auchensow Auchensow Auchensow |
Walter Chisholm James Dalziel Estate Map Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson Johnston's County Map |
006; 007 | A Farmhouse and outbuildings with garden and lands attached. the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. [Hand 2] Auchen a field Sow (The Swinefield) |
| AUCHENSOW HILL | Auchensow Hill Auchensow Hill Auchensow Hill |
Walter Chilsholm James Dalziel Estate Map |
007 | A Considerable hill on the lands of Auchensow. the name is well known in the locality. [Hand 2] Derives its Name from farm,ho. [house] |
| POLSHIEL BURN | Polshiel Burn Polshiel Burn Pishill Burn |
Rev [Reverend] Robert Simpson Walter Fingland Estate Map |
007; 013 | A small Stream having its source on Auchensow hill and falls into Auchensow Burn. Derivation of Pol, a Stream, Shiel a willow. [Hand 2] Pol, a Stream, in the Gael it signifies a hole or hollow. Shiel, a willow Polshiel is the most approved mode. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 242Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 7.13 Trace 4
[AUCHENSOW - Situation:]
Nearly 3 miles S,E,E, [South East East]
from Sanquhar village
[AUCHENSOW HILL - Situation:]
About 3½ miles
S.E.E. [South East East] from Sanquhar
Burgh
[POLSHIEL BURN - Situation:]
On Auchensow
Hill - S.W. [South West] to
Auchensow Burn.
[Page is signed:]
Philip Munro
Priv [Private] R.S&M. [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
AUCHENSOW- See Page OS1/10/44/232 for an alternative derivation of the name Auchensow.
POLSHIEL BURN
- there is some annotation in a third hand, regarding the name derivation. I believe it is an addition to the Gaelic translation as:
"a pond or/"
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
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