I spent some time today making a list of all of the place names within Dumfries County on the old map that I've restored. It may help to determine if you are looking in the correct county - or not. If someone would care to double check the spelling I would appreciate it. You'll notice that I had difficulty figuring out as least one name and put some ??? after it: http://www.pbase.com/cjmax/image/136809195 Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see," >From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay