OS1/20/68/6
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTON T. P. [Turn Pike] | Newton Toll Bar Newton Toll Bar |
James Carr Alexander Proudfoot |
027 | [Situation] 1 1/4 Miles N,W by W, [North West by West] of Maxwelltown A Toll Bar with collector's cottage on the road leading from Dumfries to Glasgow and situate about 2 miles from the former place |
| CLUDEN WATER | Cairn Water Cluden Water Cluden Water |
Map of County attached to Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Mr Welsh Provost Maxwelltown Mr McGowan Archt [Architect] Dumfries |
027 | [Situation] Running S. [South] Easterly to its conflux with the River Nith forming the NE. [North East] boundary of Terregles Ph. [Parish] A considerable river which chiefly formed by the confluence or meeting of three streams [or burns] near Minnihive viz. Dalwhat Water Castle Fairn Water & Craigdarroch Water in its course it receives many other tributary streams the [principal] of which is a large burn usually [called] Old Water of Cluden. It continues [its] course in an easterly direction passing by Dunscore a little below which it [is] usually called Cluden River which name it is generally known from its Union [with] the Auld Water and confluence with the River Nith near Lincluden College. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 6Parish of Terregles
Form 136 Page
104 Newton Toll Bar
117 Cairn Water
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Moira L- Moderator, Singlie
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