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Month: July 2021

Estate Map Gleanings

July 24, 2021February 2, 2023 ~ dgplacenames ~ 2 Comments

The estate maps digitised by the Dumfries Archival Mapping Project are a treasure trove of place-names, many of which aren’t recorded elsewhere. Here are a few that caught my eye.

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