Dunscore, Dumfries Shire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Dunscore. You may be able to find further references to Dunscore in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Dunscore parish Bartholomew
Dunscore a village and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Dunscore.

Place Type of entry Source
Bogrie a hill an Groome
Bogrie hill with old fortalice Bartholomew
Colliston an estate, with a mansion Groome
Craigenputtoch a lonely farm Groome
Craigenputtock farm Bartholomew
Ellisland a small farm Groome
Eslin Water Bartholomew
Friars Carse seat Bartholomew
Glenessland Burn affluent Bartholomew
Glenessland Burn a rivulet Groome
Halliday Hill Bartholomew
Lag Tower ruined tower Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Auldgirth 0 2
Nithsdale 0 2
Barjarg 0 2
Isle Toll 0 2
Kirkpatrick Irongay 0 3
Dalswinton 0 2
Closeburn 0 2
Holywood 0 2
Keir 0 2
Dalgarnock 0 2
Terregles 0 2
Duncow 0 2
Penpont 0 2
Tynron 0 2
Moniaive 0 2
Kirkmahoe 0 2
Thornhill 3 2
Glencairn 0 2
Lochrutton 0 2
Crocketford 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Dunscore. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
DUNSCORE John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
DUN SGOIR F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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  • Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
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