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Title: Ordnance Survey of Scotland, Books of reference to the 25 inch parish maps of Scotland, Vol. 63, Rathven to Ruthven Year: 1855 (1850s) Authors: Great Britain. - Ordnance Survey Subjects: Publisher: London & Southampton Contributing Library: National Library of Scotland Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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Text Appearing Before Image: ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCOTLAND. BOOK OF llEFEUENCE TO THE PLAN OF THE PARISH OF RUTHERGLEN, IN THE COUNTY OF LANARK- CONTAINING 2219-918 Acres. COLONEL SIR HENRY JAMES, R.E., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY. PRINTED AT THE ORDNANCE SURVEY OFFICE, SOUTHAMPTON. 1860. PARISH OF R INDEX TOTHE Scale] Inclo REirrEEWSHIRE

Text Appearing After Image: Jhoblzs7t,ecL vn- 7 Sh oilip-ich ofhisare leetforerals the w It cnt . F.\ C. w. Oef. hew EXPLANATORY EEMARKS. The Scale of the Parish Plans is the l-2500tli of the actual length onthe ground, and is equal to 25o44 inches to a mile, Avhich is very ap-proximately equal to one square inch to one acre, the square of IOOIS inchbeing equal to one acre. The length of each sheet is 11 miles, and the width 1 mile, the area ofeach sheet is therefore 960 acres. Each enclosure has a reference number to the area which is gi\-en in thisBook. The Eraces (/) on the plans are to indicate that the spaces so bi-aced areincluded under the same reference number. The Altitudes in feet above the Mean Level of the Sea are written thus—31-4. The Scale of the Plans of the County is 6 inches to a mile, and each sheetcontains the same area as 16 sheets of the Parish Plans. There is thereforea double reference number to each sheet, as VI. 9., the Roman Numeralsreferring to the County Plans, the Arabic Figures t

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