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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOGS BURN | Boigs Burn Boigs Burn Boigs Burn |
Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson Walter Anderson Estate Map |
006 | A Small Rivulet having its Source near Brown Hill and falls onto Fingland Burn Probably this should be written Bog, as it runs through an old farm of that name, there is also a hill quite close to it which is called Boghill, and on the Same farm. Many inaccuracies occur in the Estate map. which is tolerably old. Local pronounciation [pronunciation] is Bog; the o. long-sounded. |
| FORT (Supposed) [Conrig Hill] | Celtic Fort Celtic Fort Celtic Fort |
Rev. [Reverend] Robert Simpson Walter Anderson William Stewart History of Sanquhar |
006 | This is the site of an ancient Celtic fort at the bottom of the Hill near the footpath that leads to Cogshead. "The building " has been Circular, and the wall at the " foundation twelve or fourteen feet thick. " and the Space within about fifty feet " in diameter. The wall is entirely demolished " and the Stones have been Carried away, " only the breadth of the foundation " is visible." Simpson's History of Sanquhar |
| CRAIGY BURN | Craigy Burn | See Page 135 for Authorities Description &c [et cetera] | 006 |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page:] 73,Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 6.8 Trace 5
[BOGS BURN - List of Names:]
Adopted on the Plan
[The name BOGS BURN, BOIG'S BURN and the statement regarding 'written Bog' in the Descriptive Remarks are linked to presumably highlight the adoption of the name.]
[BOGS BURN -Situation:]
From the Sn. [Southern] base
of Conrig Hill =- W. [West]
to Fingland Burn
[FORT - Situation:]
At Sn. [Southern] base of
Conrig Hill
[Page is signed:]
Philip Munro
Pte. [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
CRAIGY BURN- added table entry, map reference 006 from Page 135 of this volume.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
