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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALNACKIE | Palnackie Palnackie Palnackie Palnackie Palnackie |
Thomas Dalling Captn. [Captain] Wilson Ainslies Map 1820 Stat. Acct. of Kirkt. [Statistical Account of Kirkcudbright] - 1845 - Admiralty Chart. 1837 |
046 | [Situation] On the SE. [South East] side of the Parish of Buittle & on the west side of Urr Water A small but neat built village on the western side of Urr Water about 4 miles above its influx with the Solway Firth It has one Custom house a Post Office 2 or 3 Inns or public houses and some small grocer shops, Population about 200 who are chiefly Sailors Fishermen and Agricultural Labourers. |
| PORT HOUSE | Porthouse Porthouse Port House Port House Port House |
Maxwell Black Captn. [Captain] Wilson William McGhie John Black Samuel Coupland |
046 | [Situation] At the NE [North East] end of Palnackie village A public house two stories high and in good repair. It is situated at the N. [North] side of Palnackie village near to Barlochan Port. |
| POST OFFICE [Palnackie] | Post Office Post Office |
John Black Samuel Coupland |
046 | [Situation] In the northern part of Palnackie village A Small dwelling house at which is established a Post Office for receipt and delivery of letters a runner leaves this twice every day to Dalbeattie &. returns and once a day to Castledouglas carrying the mail Bags. - |
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Parish of Buittle
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 137 - Parishes of Buittle, Urr and Colvend and Southwick, OS1/20/137
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Buittle, Urr, and Colvend and Southwick.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.
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