Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLE FORD | Isle Ford | William McMillan n.s. Palgown James McMillan n.s. Gleckmalloch |
013 | Ford in the Water of Mnnoch, near Palgown Farm House, it is beside a small island hence the name |
| PALGOWN FORD | Palgown Ford | William McMillan n.s. Palgown James McMillan n.s. Gleckmalloch |
013 | A Ford in the Water of Minnoch, on the farm of Palgown |
| KING'S CHAIR | King's Chair | William McMillan n.s. Palgown James McMillan n.s. Gleckmalloch |
013 | A large stone which stands in the Water of Minnoch near the farm House of Palgown . It is traditionally said of this stone that near it and higher up the River. that a King was once drowned at a place still known as the "King's Ford", and that his body floating down the River was arrested in its progress by this Stone |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 40 -- List of Names collected by Archibald Craig Pe R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners] Examiner
Plan 13 C Trace No. 2 -- [Parish] Minnigaff
Object
Isle Ford - Ford
Palgown Ford - Ford
King's Chair - Stone
Arroch (in Ruins) - (Ruins)
[Signed] Archibald Craig Pe R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
26th June [1849]
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 27 - Parish of Minnigaff, OS1/20/27
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Minnigaff.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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