Volume contents
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- 101 - Girvan , Title page
- 102 - Girvan , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIRVAN [parish] | Girvan Girvan Girvan Girvan |
Paterson's History of Ayrshire Statistical Account (1842) County Voters' List Johnston's County Map |
049 ; 050 ; 055 ; 056 ; 061 ; 062 | "The name of this parish is of Celtic derivation. The town of Girvan where the church stands was of old called Inver Garvan, from its being erected at the mouth of the river Garvan which here enters the sea. Garv-Aran of Garvan, signified the rough or rapid river. The river thus gave the name to the town, and the town to the parish "The parish is founded on the east by the Ph [Parish] of Dailly Barr; on the south by the Ph [parish] of Colmonell on the west for nearly its whole length by the sea and on the north by the Ph [Parish]of Kirkoswald". "A ridge of hills of considerable height stretches diagonally across the district". "On the south side of it the Ground is high and coarse and where not cultivated, covered with heath; on the north side, though not uniformly level, it is low and of fine quality". Girvan is a burgh of barony. The charter was originally granted by Charles ll in 1668 to Mr Thomas Boyd of Ballochtoul and renewed by King William to Sir Archibald Muir of Thornton in the year 1696. "The only antiquities of which the parish can boast are five circular encampments, generally regarded as ancient British strengths." Pattersons' Hist. [History] of Ayrshire. There are no detached portions of Girvan Ph [Parish] within any other Ph [parish]. |
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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 29 - Parish of Girvan, OS1/3/29
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Girvan.
Ordnance Survey - Ayr 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 Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.