Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERVIE BURN | Ervie Burn | Alexander McCrae Newton of KirKcolm via Stranraer James Auld Glengyre KirKcolm |
009 | This stream or Burn rises in the Moss of glengyre Parish of KirKcolm & takes its name from the different farms it runs through (example of Douloch Burn Glengyre burn etc. etc.etc. etc. [formerly] it was the meeting of four properties by Sir Andrew Agnew Lord Stair Mr. Moore of Corswall, the fourth's name I cannot obtain but probably one of the Ross family of Balsarroch part of it formed the boundary between Leswalt & KirKcolm Parishes but owing to recent enlargement of KirKcolm it ceases to form any portion of Ph. [Parish] Boundary after [Leaving] Craigoch & Polburn [Moss] it crosses the road leading from Stranraer to the newton of KirKcolm at Soleburn Bridge & falls into Lough Ryan 3 miles from Stranraer |
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[Page] 111 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pt R S M [Private Royal Sappers Miners] 2nd. Examiner
Plan 9A Trace 6-- Parish Kirkcolm
Object
Ervie Burn - Burn
[Signed] John Mechan
R S M [Royal Sappers Miners]
1st Examiner
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 15 - Parishes of Kirkcolm and Leswalt, OS1/35/15
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcolm, and Leswalt.
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.