OS1/15/16/65
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNGLASS on the Site of DUNGLASS CASTLE | Dunglass | James Hall Esqr. Dunglass George Affleck Bilsdean Thomas Cairns Forester Bilsdean |
012 | A handsome modern built Mansion three storeys high and in good repair with out offices and an extensive & well wooded Domain also a large garden attached this house is built upon the site of Dunglass Castle, it is surmounted by an octagonal turret with windows in each side which commands an extensive and splendid view of the Surrounding country the house is pleasantly situated on the top of a very steep Sloping bank which falls down to Dunglass Burn the property and residence of Sir J. Hall. |
| PRIESTS WARD | Priests Weird | James Hall Esqr. Dunglass George Affleck Bilsdean Thomas Cairns Forester Bilsdean |
012 | A small piece of land within Dunglass Domain a little to the S.E. [South East] of the old Church. J. Hall Esqr. my informant could not say how it got this name but Supposed that it had some connection with the old Church as being a piece of ground belonging to that Venerable fabric |
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[Page] 65List of Names collected by D. Mason 2nd Corpl. RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners] -- Plan 12D Trace 3
Parish of Oldhamstocks
Received name -- Object
Dunglass - House
Priests Weird - Tract of land
[Signed] D. Mason
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