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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNARHEAD HILL | Snar Head Hill Snar Head Hill Snar Head Hill Snar Head Hill |
Walter Anderson John Mitchell John Stewart Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson |
003 | [SNARHEAD HILL - Situation:] On En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary about 6 1/8 [one eighth] mile N. E. [North East] of Sanquhar Burgh. A Considerable hill near Wanlockhea[d] on the boundary between the Count[ies] of Dumfries and Lanark. |
| GLENDORCH RIG | Glendark Rigg Glendark Rigg Glendark Rigg Glendorch Rigg Glendarg Rigg - - - |
Walter Anderson John Mitchell John Stewart Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson Pronunciation |
004; 007 | [Situation] About 5¾ miles N,E, [North East] from Sanquhar Town. A Considerable hill near Wanlockh[ead] Its Soil Consists of Heathy Pasture. "It is Said to have its name from [] dark appearance of the groun[d] dorch is the Celtic of dark." |
| GLENDORCH BURN | Glendark Burn Glendark Burn Glendark Burn Glendorch Burn |
Walter Anderson John Mitchell John Stewart Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson |
003; 006; 007 | [Situation] From near En. [Eastern] Parish Boundary at a point 6 miles from Sanquhar Burgh, - N. W., [North West] to Wanlock Water, A small Stream having its source [] Wanlockhead and falls into Wanlock [Water] It derives its name from the dark ap[earance?] of the glen which it runs through. |
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[Page] 36,Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 3.14 Trace 2
[GLENDORCH RIG - the following note appears in the List of Names:]
"Rig' adopted on the
Plans at the Examina
tion office
[GLENDORCH RIG - a note appears in the Authority column attached to the Reverend Robert Smith entry:]
See page 29.
In Duntercleuch Rigg
[Page is signed]
Philip Munro
Pte. [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Some text is lost in the fold for all three names.I can't type the character for 1/8 - the Alt code doesn't seem to work on this computer.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
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