OS1/25/69/78
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTER TARR | Easter Tarr Easter Tarr Easter Tarr Easter Tarr Easter Tar |
George McQueen Occr. [Occupier] Mr Weir, Land Steward, Rednock Lease of farm County Directory Val [Valuation] Roll, (1857-8) |
131 | A farm house and offices. The property J.G. Stirling Esqr. of Rednock. |
| TARR BURN | Tarr Burn Tarr Burn Tarr Burn |
George McQueen James McArthur Donald McLaren |
131 | A considerable Stream or burn having its rise on the farm of Ballamiter and passing southerly through the lands of Easter Tarr, to its confluence with the Goodie. From its source to E. [Easter] Tarr farm nearly opposite Earn it is known by no name. |
| KEIRHEAD | Keirhead Keirhead Keirhead Keirhead |
George McQueen James McArthur D. McLaren Mr Ferguson Auchinsalt |
131 | 2 small dwelling houses a short distance east of E. [Easter] Tarr The property of Mrs Robinson Edinburgh. The southerly Cottage is situated on a small eminence or knoll, which the authorities believe to be partly artificial, & to have been used as a fortress at some remote period. "A house on the barony of Ruskie about a mile north east of the Castellum of Flanders Hill, is named Keirhead. It is situated on an eminence resembling some others in Monteith, which are called Keirs, and seems to have been anciently a military post overlooking the plain on the South, and to have been partly at least formed by the hands of man" New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 78[Note beside 'Keirhead'] - See the article "Keir" in Jamieson - and Chalmers Caledonia p. [page] 93
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, Brenda Pollock
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
