Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUGHINGORE | Aughingore | William McMechan Merscleugh Kirkcolm John Craig Miller Craigaugh Mill Kirkcolm |
009 | A large field on the farm of Mersleugh well known in the Surrounding Country near a few Scattered Furze at the South Side of the field is Said to have Stood a tower, a place of defence but no vestige of it has been Seen for ages as it has been often ploughed a little South west of this is the Site of Craigaugh Castle. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 113 -- List of Names Collected by John Mechan Pte. R S M [Royal Sappers Miners] 1st. Examiner -- Plan 9A - Parish of Kirkcolm
Object
Aughingore - Field
Entry for Tower is scored out
[Signed]
11th. December 1846
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.