we have DMVs - deserted medieval villages. But I think your example is a bit late for this term. In Britain, communities sometimes got moved wholesale by the landlord because they were in the way of his view or because he wanted to built a 'model' village. In Scotland, some settlements were farmtouns - collections of farmers sharing the land - and these died out after the land was enclosed and parceled out to tenant farmers. But you would expect to see the name continue in most cases. Other places would die off for economic reasons. Perhaps the most famous example is Roxburgh. Anyway, a good place to start looking for settlements that are now bumps in the landscape is the database called CANMORE, run by the Historical Monuments people in Edinburgh. Just put CANMORE into google and you should find it. Judy ---------- >From: "David Grierson" <griersonworldproject@mail.tqci.net> >To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [D-G LIST] I have a question, hoping for some information >Date: 02, Thu Sep, 2004, 3:01 pm > > My question is, - have their been studies by scholars that pinpointed or > identified these ancient little villages, towns, compared them and perhaps > written books that gives their history.....one example that we have in the > United States is something entitled "extinct towns".