OS1/20/151/275
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT ANDREW'S KIRK (site of) | St Andrew's Kirk (Site of) Site of St Andrew's Kirk |
Mr Muir n&s Kirkcudbright John Nicholson Stationer Kirkcudbright Mr McWhinny Kirkcudbright |
050 | Mr Nicholson, as well as other respectable authorities states that tradition speaks of a Church having once stood here which was dedicated to ST Andrew, and also it is believed that it was surrounded by a Graveyard, as a quantity of human bones was fund not many years ago Convenient to its site. Nothing now remains to indicate its existence. It is supposed that the new Goal and Court house has been erected, on or about the spot where it stood. |
| STERLING ACRES | Sterling Acres | Mr Muir n&s Kirkcudbright John Nicholson |
050 | A portion of good arable land, hence the name, in the Burgh of Kirkcudbright extending from the Snuff Mill to the foot bridge near Janefield house and East by west from the Publick road leading to Castle douglas to the River Dee. It was exchanged some by the Earl of Selkirk with the Corporation of the Burgh of Kirkcudbright for a field in the South side of the Burgh which lay near his Lordship's mansion |
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[Page] 275List of Names collected by John Bray CA [Civilian Assistant]
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St Andrew's Kirk (site of) Plan 50D Site of St Andrew's Kirk
Sterling Acres - Plan 50D Trace 2 A portion of land
[Signed] John Bray CA [Civilian Assistant] Oct 31st 1849
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