Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGAUGH CASTLE | Craigaugh Castle | John Craig Miller Craigaugh Mill Kirkcolm William McMeckan Mersleugh Kirkcolm |
009 | This Stands on a Small eminence near the mill & Seems to have been a pretty Strong position it was built at a very early date, but by who, or for what purpose I cannot ascertain but I believe it is spoken of in Galwegian history as a place of Some importance, Nothing now remains but a few Crumbled Stones, to track its Site whilst [quarrying] Stones from the rock on which it Stands ,[coins] human bones have been found |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 115 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pte. R S M [Royal Sappers Miners] 1st. Examiner -- Plan 9A - Parish of Kirkcolm
Object
Craigaugh Castle (Sit of old Castle )
[Note] For this mode of spelling
it See Blackwoods
map of Wigtonshire
Milton - Trig [Trigonometrical] Station - entry 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.