Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKET CROSS STONE | Market Cross Stone | James Stroyan Alexander Hannay Garwachie James Thomson Glassock James Mc Murdoch Beoch David McWhirter. |
008 | [Situation] - about 7 chains N. [North] of the Old Kirk of the Cruives of Cree - A large whinstone with white Veins thro it. the top of it is flat & into one of the veins a large nail is driven- It is said to have been a portion of the market cross of the Cruives of Cree. - |
| CRUIVES OF CREE | Cruives of Cree Cruives of Cree Cruives of Cree |
James Stroyan George McHaffie Esq. Wigton James McMurdoch Farmer Beoch Alexander Hannay Garwachie |
008 | [Situated] - At the Old Kirk of the Cruives of Cree - The site of a Village. See Chalmer's Caledonia Vol 3 page 393 |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Penninghame -- [Page] 7
Market Cross Stone - Form 136 -- Page 15
Cruives of Cree -- Form 136 -- Page 15
Cruives of Cree , mean Artificial contrivances in the River Cree for catching Salmon &c
The Village is supposed to have taken its name from the Cruives in the River
[Signed] Robert Barlow
Corpl R S & M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
22 July 1845.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 13 - Parish of Penningham, OS1/35/13
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Penningham.
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.