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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLEDYKES | Castledykes | Samuel Robertson ns Castle Mains Kirkcudbright William Martin ns Great Cross via Kirkcudbright |
050 | A little West of Kirkcudbright is the site of a Castle surrounded by a large Fosse this Fosse at present is about 40 Feet Broad at the top about 12 or 14 Feet deep and about 30 Feet wide at Bottom the River Dee is supposed to have Flowed into this Fosse at high water when the Castle stood here and if so it have risen many feet above the highest Spring Tide now as the ground about this object is much higher than that at the highest Spring Tide Mark at present continued |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 157
List of Names collected byWilliam Rewan ca [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Objects
Castledykes 50D -- 2 -- Site of Castle -- Kirkcudbright
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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