Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW GLENGYRE | Low Glengyre | James Auld Low Glengyre Kirkcolm via Stranraer | 009 | A Stone built house in good repair with large & commodious office houses attached a great portion of this farm is in crofts which are Sub- lets & consequently there are many Small farm Houses called Glengyre but this & another Farm House called High Glengyre etc. the only other recognised by Sir Andrew Agnew the Landlord in that name or that are Known in the Country as Glengyre the farm derives its name from a Rocky field Called the Glen or Glen Park near the House |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 120 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st. Examiner -- Plan 9A Trace 6 - [Parish of] Kirkcolm
Object
Low Glengyre - House
[Signed] 4th November
John Mechan
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.