Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIAN HILL | Marian Hill | James Wright Shoemaker | 009 | This hill was called Craigengillan until the Year 1802 when colonel Ross of Balsarroch erected a tower on it to the memory of his wife" Some said it was to his daughters memory but the inscription it shows it was not his daughter as the name would have been Ross & the inscription runs thus . Marian Hill 1802 which proves that if erected to any persons namely it must have been to the whole name was Marian Hill still a great many people in the neighbourhood assert it was to be a daughter, of an old servant of the family & others whose authority is good Says it was to his wife's memory |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 70 -- Plan 9A Trace 2 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pte. R S M [Private Royal Sappers Miners] -- 1st. Examiner -- Parish of Kirkcolm
Object
Marian Hill - Tower & Hill
[Signed]
26 Nov. [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.