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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongueland Port | A harbour | Rob[er]t Giran Tongueland James Mitchell Kirkcudbright |
A small Port or harbour at Tongueland Bridge where vessels of considerable burden discharges coals and other sort of cargoes. The harbour is natural, it affords good anchorage and shelter | |
| Castle, site of | A Castle | The supposed site of a cstle which tradition says was founded by an Anglo Saxon called Twyne and from whom it is said the Parish took its name. [??] Mr. Kellorham Gardner at Compstone, states it is said that the catle stood on a small eminence pointed out to this day as the castle hill, apparently on it the foundation is still to be seen (see margin of Trace) Mr. R McQueen says thta he was working on the castle hill, cleaning away the rubbish when he came to walls built with lime stone seemingly like the form of a house. Consequently he was confirmed (Turn over) |
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No. 136
List of Names collected by John Bray
Plan 50B
Trace 2
Township or Parish Tongueland
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 149 - Parishes of Twynholm, Tongland and Kirkcudbright, OS1/20/149
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Twynholm, Tongland, and Kirkcudbright.
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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