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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENGOWER | Aughingore Aughingore Auchingore Auchengower |
William McMeikan John Craig McNeill Card Esqr. George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] Adjoining the Moor of Marslauch on the East Side A large field on the farm of Mersleugh Consisting of rough pasture ground with scattered Furze Tradition says that in this field a tower formerly stood which had been a place of defence the site of it cannot be now traced as no track of it now remains for ages past. a little South of this Stood Craigoch Castle. This name though applying to a field is tolerably well Known in the surrounding district |
| CAIRN CONNELL | Cairn Connell (Site of) Cairn Connell (Site of) Cairn Connal (Site of) Cairn Connal or Cairn Connell |
William McMeiKan . Samuel McEwen . McNeill Card Esqr. . George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] 3/4 mile NE [North east] off Craigoch Tower A track of an ancient Cairn said to be erected to the memory of a man named Connell who was executed on the Spot during the time of persecution Loch Connell is said also to take its name from the same person on the Sit of the Cairn Stands a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by the Trigl. [Trigonometrical] party "Clendrie"from the farm |
| HIGH SALQUHARIE | Salchrie High ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] High Salquharie . High Salquharie |
William McDowal . . George McHaffie Esqr. See Name List 10A |
009 | A Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station on the farm of High Salchrie the high ground on which it stands is not Known by any particular name |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 43 -- Parish of Kirkcolm
Form 136
Page 113 - Auchengower
118 - Cairn Connell (site of)
112 - High Salquharie
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.