OS1/21/18/85
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CORBIE HALL | Corbie Hall | James Martin M.D., John Gill. | 049.07 | That portion of Laverock Hall which slopes to Leadhills. |
LAVEROCK HALL | Laverock Hall | James Martin M.D. (Leadhills), John Gill, Estate Plan (Barony of Hopetoun). | 049.07 | A fine though not very high hill with a ridge top on the boundary between the Parishes of Crawford and Crawford John near Leadhills. |
LEADHILLS | Leadhills | James Martin M.D., John Gill, Estate Plan (Barony of Hopetoun), Co. Map (Forest's), New Statl. Act. | 049.07 | A considerable village near the western boundary of the Parish of Crawford, it is famous for its Lead Works, and the houses are nearly all occupied by miners. There is a good library provided for the use of the miners, a school for their children, and a chaplain, and a surgeon, these are principally supported by the Earl of Hopetoun who is proprietor of the Barony; and the School receives about £25 a year from the Government. |
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Laverock Hall authority: "Laverock, Laverok - The lark" Jamieson.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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