Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOONAN BAY | Doonan Bay | Thomas Finletter Fisherman West Cairn via Kirkcolm Henry McClymont Farmer Shorepark via KirKcolm |
009 | A Small Bay or Port. Not particularly used for any other purpose. Than of gathering Wreck . This was once A place of Some note. A Glasgo Company having once established A Pottery here. Bout not finding the clay to answer the purpose. The work has bee discontinued There is a house on the Shore at this place . Alos A Kiln which was used for the Burning of the Clay. Built for the Company Doonan Bay is on the farm of the Dally & close to Dally bay. Pipe clay is got plentifully in this Bay. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 54 -- List of Names collected by William BirKby 2nd. Examiner
Ph. [Parish] of Kirkcolm -- Plan 9A Trace No 1
Object
Doonan Bay - Bay
Dally Bay - Bay
[Signed] William BirKby
Pte R. S. [Private Royal Sappers] & Miners
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.