Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUNGIE | Crungie Crungie |
James Stroyan George McHaffie Esq Wigtown |
003 | [Situation] In the N.E. [North East] part of the Parish and on the West side of the road leading from Newton Stewart to Ayr. A small thatched Cottage with one Out house in very bad repair it was formerly occupied by the woodcutter Col. [Colonel] Stopford Blair Proprietor. |
| SHEEP REE | Sheep Ree Sheep Rae |
George McHaffie Esq. Wigtown | 003 | Enclosures for Cattle, Scattered thro' [through] the Moorland Districts 'Sheep Rees' are so denominated in all the Moorland Districts of the County. They are not known by the name of Sheep Folds. Sheep Raw, is preferable as a provincial term. Int. [Informant] G.McH. |
| LINN OF BARGRENNAN | Linn of Bargrennan Linn Bargrennan Linn |
Mr John Love Schoolmaster Bargrennan George McHaffie Esqr. George McHaffie Esqr. Mr Sinclair Bookseller, Dunfries |
003 | [Situation] In the North part of the Parish, in the River Cree. A small waterfall in the River Cree |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Penninghame
Crungie Form 136 page 11
Notes
Ree, Rae, Kae, Reeve Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary
Rae. Wrae An Inclosure for Cattle
Reeve - A pen or small enclosure for confining Cattle.
This is radically the same with Rae, and perhaps also with Wraed. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary.
Kinn. Lyn. A cateract, a Waterfall
sometimes Lynd. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary
Examined and completed by Corpl. [Corporal] Barlow RS & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
WS Loop Secd. Corpl. RS & M [Second Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
26th. Jany. [January] 1846
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 1 - Parish of Penninghame, OS1/35/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Penninghame.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown 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 Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.