Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIAN TOWER | Marian Tower | Thomas McRobert Smith Kirkcolm via Stranraer | 009 | This Tower which is the form of a cylinder was Built by Colonel Ross late of Balsarroch to the memory of his wife it is about 15 feet high & 25 ft. [feet] in circumference & [reads] the following inscription Marian Hill 1802 A prevalent belief with neighbourhood is that this Tower was erected to a deceased daughter's memory & that the name was marian, & the tower being built upon a hill induced Colonel Ross to attach Hill to Marian . but this in my opinion is quite absurd his wife 's maiden name I presume has been Marian Hill. |
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[Page] 69 -- Plan 9A Trace 2 -- List of Names Collected by John Mechan Royal Sappers & Miners -- 1st. Examiner -- Parish of Kirkcolm
Object
Marian Tower - Tower
[Signed]
26 [November] 1846
John Mechan
RSM [Royal Sappers Miners]
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.