OS1/20/139/13
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kippford or Scar | Kippford or Scar Kippford or Scar Waterside Scar or Kippford |
John Cumming William Shannan Ainslies Map 1820 Admiralty Chart |
[Situation] On the East Side of Urr Water & on the west side of Colvend Parish A small village or hamlet on the Eastern margin of the Urr Water and in the parish of Colvend. Its houses are from one to two stories high slated and in good repair, and each having a garden attached, it has two Inns affording good accommodations to travellers and people who resort here during the Summer Season for sea bathing. Its inhabitants are Mechanics Fishermen and Agricultural Labourers. Population about 90. |
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[page] 13Parish of Colvend
Form 136
Page 65 [Kippford or Scar]
The Church Cession of Caerlaverock parish, purchased this village and the Estate of Barcloy by a Mortified fund of £1000 left by Dr. John Hutton a nativie of the parish of Caerlaverock, for the support of the native poor payment of schoolmasters, maintaining bursars at the schools, and repairing the church & Manse of the same parish. The deed of Mortification is intrusted to the Sessions of the above parish, whose accounts are annually examined by the Presbytery of Dumfries. The annual income of this property amounts to about £500. This village in old writings is called Kippford, but when speaking of it here it is called Scar.
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