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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD JAIL [Kirkcudbright] | Old Jail Old Jail |
William McLellan Esqr John Nicholson |
050 | [Situation] On the S. [South] side of High St. and the S.W. [South West] side of the town. A tolerable large ancient building erected upward of 100 years ago and Occupied as the burgh & County Gaol up to the year 1815 when it was superseded by a more commodious one which is Situated about 50 yards to the East and close to the rear of High Street (of which see description). The Old gaol, the ground floor contains a lock up a fire engine room and Store rooms. The upper apartment contains a Billiard room a reading room & remainder used for Military stores. It has a square tower surmounted by a conical Spire, and contains 3 Bells one of them dated 1646 and a clock (with two faces) of very Antique workmanship supposed to be of the same date as the building. It is situated at the Market cross and commands a good view of the northerly line of High Street, and built in line along with the Southerly side of the Eastern Line of the Same Street, And is the property of the Burgh. - |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 135
Parish of Kirkcudbright
Form 136
Page 267 - Old Jail
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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