Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Twynholm
- 17 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Kirkcudbright
- 54A - Kirkcudbrightshire , Loose Items
- 55A - Kirkcudbrightshire , Loose Item
- 141 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Borgue
- 145 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Rerrick
- 146C - Kirkcudbrightshire , Names by Collector
- 285 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIP INN [Kirkcudbright] | Ship Inn Ship Inn |
John Nicholson Sign Board |
050 | [Situation] At the N.[North] end of High St. and on the Western side of the town of Kirkcudbright. A house (used as public house) two Stories high and in good repair above the door is a Sign board with the representation of a Ship on it, hence the name |
| MOAT BRAE [Kirkcudbright] | Moat Brae Moat Brae |
John Nicholson Rev [Reverend] J Underwood |
050 | [Situation] Near the N. [North] end of Castle St. and on the N.W. [North West] of the town of Kirkcudbright. The remains of an ancient Moat situate near the Northern end of Castle Street. It is of an eliptical form with its Northern & Western Sides about 12 feet in height, originally it had been used as a place where Courts of Justice were dispensed, it is also traditionally and historically handed down as being the site of an ancient church & grave yard Called Greyfriars and on which Site in 1730 the late Church of Kirkcudbt. [Kirkcudbright] was built See description of Old Church.- |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 101
Parish of Kirkcudbright
Brae - the side of a
hill, An acclivity
Scott. Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
Moats or Motes were fortified eminences
used for courts of justice. There seems to
have been two places of this Kind in the
parish namely one in the town Still bearing
the name of Moatbrae etc
Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] 1845
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 151 - Parishes of Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick and Twynholm, OS1/20/151
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick, and Twynholm.
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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