Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GULL CRAIG | Gull Craig Gull Craig Gull Craig |
Alexander Cochrane William Stewart George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] About 10 Chains South of March Port A very high pendicular rock much resembling the gable of a house on the sea coast - on the farm Auchniell It got this name from the number of Gulls usually seen perched on it |
| STROOL BAY | Streule Bay Strule Bay Strool Bay Strool Bay . Strool Bay |
Alexander Cochrane William Stewart McNeill Card Esqr. Robert Foster Losset George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] About 15 chains South of March Port A Small bay South of Gull craig on the farm of Auchneil farmers Sometimes collect sea weed here for manure. here is a noted Spring gushing out of a hole or small cleft in a rock |
| CREMON | Cremon Creymon Cremon Cremon |
Alexander Cochrane William Stewart Robert Foster Losset George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] About 3/8 mile South of March Port a high rock part of which overhangs the Sea resembling a hawk or Crow's Bill which ressemblance it is said gave rise to the name on the shore South side of the above rock is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig. [trigonometrical] Party Highauchneill Shore the place on which it stands is not Known by any particular name |
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[Page] 47 -- Parish of Leswalt
Form 136
Page 90- Gull Craig
89- Strool bay
89 - Cremon
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.