Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTOBELLO | Portabello Portabello Portobello Portobello Portobello |
John Rainy Alexander Wright McNeill Card Esqr. William McNeill George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] 3/8 mile NNE [North North East] of March Port A Small farm house with office buildings attached and a farm of [about] 21 acres of land chiefly arable [and] derives its name from a Small [bay] on the coast. It is the property of [John] Ferguson Esqr. |
| SLOCKNAMORROW | Slocknamorrow Slockneymorrow Slocknamorrow |
Alexander Cochrane William Stewart McNeill Card Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] About 10 chains North of Portobello A projecting point of rocks on [the] Sea Coast & on the farm of Portobello. It is a fishing seat |
| PORTOBELLO | Portabello Portabello Portobello Portobello | Alexander Cochrane William Stewart McNeill Card Esqr. George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] 1/2 mile N. [North] of March Port A Small port or narrow inlet used sometimes as boat harbour large boats or vessels of heavy tonnage cannot land here with safety A [lot of] Agricultural produce is sometimes shipped from this place the larger vessels being lying at anchor [while] Smaller boats are used to take the loading from shore |
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[Page] 28 -- Parish of Kirkcolm
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Page 91- Portabello
84 - Slocknamorrow
84 - Portabello
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.