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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYPLAND MOAT | Sypland Moat Fort Fort Fort Fort . Camp |
Mr Williamson John Broom Alexander Kinnel John Nicholson Statistical Acct [Account] Ainslies Map 1820 |
050 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Miles E. by N. [East by North] of the town of Kirkcudbright. A tolerable Sized Fortress Situated on the Summit of a Considerable hill on the farm of Meikle Sypland, At its base it measures about 140 feet in diameter and tapers a little to its Summit which is about 120 feet in diameter. It is surrounded on all sides but the East by a pretty entire fosse and rampart. On the East it is naturally defended by a considerable Abrupt of about 130 feet in depth. Its Summit commands an extensive prospect of the Surrounding Country the mountain ranges of Minnigaff, Kells & Carsphairn the Borrow head, Mull of Galloway The Isle of Man, the Mountain ranges of Cumberland. The Estuary of the Dee a wide expanse of the Irish Sea and the far famed Mountains of Morn, in Irland, although this fortress is invariably called by the people of its locality A Moat but by persons that is aquanted with Such would call it a fort, which the latter by all probability is the most correct. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Kirkcudbright
Sype. A Slight Spring of water (Perths)
The moisture which comes from a
wet substance
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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