Complex sentence: William Roy's map, circa 1747-55, does not show any form of settlement at Ellisland, however William Crawford's 1804 map of Dumfries-shire marks an'Elliesland' as expected, the farm having being built a few years before.
Split into simpler sentences: William Roy's map, circa 1747-55, does not show any form of settlement at Ellisland. However William Crawford's 1804 map of Dumfries-shire marks an'Elliesland' as expected, the farm having being built a few years before.