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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Fergus (site of) | Castle Fergus (site of) | John Muir Lochfergus John Nicholson Kirkcudbright |
050 | This name applies to a castle which formerly stood in Loch Fergus (formerly an artificial loch but now drained) there is very little track of the Castle to be seen now except here and there a few traces of the foundation It was the strong fortress of the ancient Lords of Galloway and is said to have been first founded by Fergus McDowall one of those princes, from whom it derived its name. There were two fortified islands in the lake one of which stable Isle is still to be seen. It is situated on the farm of Loch Fergus |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 175
List of names collected by Archibald Craig Pe [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
No of Plan & Trace
50D Trace 3
Objects
Castle Fergus (site of) Site -- Kirkcudbright
[Signed Archibald Craig Pe [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
March 6th 1849
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
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