OS1/10/44/221
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS KNOWE | Gallows Knowe Gallows Knowe Gallows Knowe |
History of Sanquhar George Osborne John Williamson |
006 | [Situation] ¼ mile East from Sanquhar Castle. - A small hill through which the Turnpike passes going to Dumfries and at the South end of Sanquhar Town, where the barons executed the hapless wights who had either fallen under their displeasure, or who had committed some criminal misdeed, |
| NEWARK | Newark Newark Newark |
George Osborne John Williamson Robert Stoddart, |
006 | [Situation] About ½ mile S,E, [South East] from the Centre of Sanquhar Burgh, A large farm house with extensive outoffices all in good repair, and garden attached, |
| RIVER NITH | River Nith River Nith River Nith |
George Osborne John Williamson Statistical Account of Scotland |
006; 013 | [Situation] On Wn. [Western] Parish Boundary - thereafter nearly bisecting the Parish of Sanquhar A large River having its Rise in Ayr, It flows in a Southerly direction through the beautiful Valley of Nithsdale, to which it gives that name and falls into the Solway Firth about 4 miles South from the Old Quay, |
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[Page:] 221,Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 6/15 Trace 4
[Signed]
Samuel S Hill
Lce. Corpl [Lance Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
GALLOWS KNOWE- the phrase "where the barons executed the hapless wights who had either fallen under their displeasure, or who had committed some criminal misdeed" is lifted directly from the History of Sanquhar.
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Chr1smac -Moderator, George Howat
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