Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN CONNELL HILL | Cairn Connell Hill Cairn Connell |
William, McMechan Farmer Mersleugh Kirkcolm via Stranraer Blackwood's Map of Wigtownshire |
009 | This Hill I hear takes its name from a Cairn (whose site is Still defined) upon its Summit, which was erected to the memory of a man named Connell, who was executed there at the time of the persecution Loch Connell which forms part of its [base] derives its name from the Same place |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 118 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st. Examiner -- Plan 9A Trace 6 - [Parish of] Kirkcolm
Object
Cairn Connell - Hill
[Note] In Blackwoods [map]
of Wigton while Loch [Connel]
is Spelled, with [one l]
but inhabitants
spell it
Connell The Hill [has]
the Same as the [Loch]
[Signed]
John Mechan R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
1st Examiner 11th [December 1846]
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.