Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENNINGHAME LAKE HILL [TRIGONOMETRICAL STATION] | Penninghame Lake Trigonometrical Station | 008 | Name only given by Trig [Trigonometrical] Party not known in country as name of hill - apparently named by them after the Mill Dam belonging to Penninghame | |
| THE MILL | The Mill | Mr Samuel Howard Steward to Coll [Colonel] Stopford Penninghame House via Newton Stewart Mr. William McMillan Gardener to Coll. [Colonel] Stopford penninghame house via Newton Stewart |
008 | A thrashing and Saw mill in excellent repair here too are the work shops of farm houses belonging to Penninghame House . |
| BIG ELDRIG TRIGONOMETRICAL STATION | Big Eldrig Trigonometrical Station | 008 | Name only given by Trig [Trigonometrical] Party not Known in country as name of hill - apparently named by them after the farm Big Eldrig For which see plan 13 A. |
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List of Names Collected by Corpl [Corporal] Robert Barlow R S [Royal Sappers] & Miners -- [Page] 44
Plan 8 B Trace -- 2 & 4 -- Parish of Penninghame
Object - Penninghame Lake Hill [Trigonometrical Station]
- The Mill - Mill
- Big Eldrig [Trigonometrical Station]
[Signed]
Robert Barlow
Corpl R S & M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
28 th. Apl. [April] 1846
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.