Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOW HILL | Gallow Hill | Mr. Samuel Howard Steward to Col. [Colonel] Stopford | 008 | A Small Hill on Penninghame demesne there was formerly a small farm of this name the farm Ho. [House] of which stood upon this hill.- |
| GALLOW HILL BANK | Gallow Hill Bank | Mr. Samuel Howard Steward to Col. [Colonel] Stopford Penninghame House Newton Stewart Mr. William McMillan Penninghame Newton Stewart |
008 | This is rather a precipitous bank sloping into the Water of Cree & is planted with ash oak elm & fir 3/4 of which is fir .- |
| PENNINGHAME [TRIGONOMETRICAL STATION] | Penninghame Trigonometrical Station | 008 | Name only given by Trig [Trigonometrical] Party not known in Country so name of hill - apparently named by them after the Demesne Penninghame.- |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names Collected by Corpl [Corporal] Robert Barlow R S [Royal Sappers] & Miners -- [Page] 43
Plan 8 B Trace -- 4 Parish of Penninghame
Object - Gallow Hill - Hill
- Gallow Hill Bank - Declivity
- Penninghame - [Trigonometrical Station]
[Signed]
Robert Barlow
Corpl R S & M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 14 - Parish of Penninghame, OS1/35/14
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.