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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WANLOCKHEAD | Wanlockhead Wanlockhead Wanlockhead Wanlockhead Village |
Reverend Dr [Doctor] Simpson Estate Plan 1831 Mr Andrew Dalziel His Graces Estate Map dated 1830 |
007 | A considerable village of rural appearance. the houses, the greater number of them are thatched with ling with some slated, here are extensive leadmines and the whole is the property of The Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry. There is a chapel in connection to the Established Church, and a modern fabric belonging to the Free Kirk. The bowels of the mountains around are immense in metallic riches for lead-ore, and Silver, and nothing can equal the barren and dreary appearance of the surrounding scenery, neither trees, shrubs nor verdure not even a picturesque rock amuses the eye of the traveller. |
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[Page] 88.Parish of Sanquhar--Plan 7.6--Trace 3
M. Donohue Aug. [August] 1856.
Transcriber's notes
Written in the "Situation" column - 6 miles N.E. [North East] by East from Sanquhar Burgh.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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