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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 7 - Parish of Ballantrae, OS1/3/7

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 24 -- Plan 65 D. 12-- Trace 2-- Parish of Ballantrae


"This name is derived from the
Gaelic words - Baill a town or village
& traigh - Seashore " the name is a pronounced
in Gaelic - Băll ăn tră ĕ y ' I.E.
The town upon or Near the Seashore .
The Ancient Name of the parish was
Kirkcudbright - Innertig; but in 1617.
an act of parliament was obtained
for removing the parish Church from the
Mouth of the River Tig to the town of Ballantrae,
& hence the Name of the town gradually became
the Name of the parish -
William McRae

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 7 - Parish of Ballantrae, OS1/3/7

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ballantrae.

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.

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