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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMULLIN WOOD | Drummullin Wood Drummullin Wood Drummullin Wood |
Sir Andrew Agnew Bart. [Baronet] John Porteous G. McHaffie ESqr. |
009 | [Situation] West of Lochnaw Castle A considerable wood in the - now Demain Chiefly Beech, Ash with some Oak, full [grown] on the South side is the [Garden] belonging to Sir A. Agnew [it] is enclosed by a wall 12 feet [High] THe interior is beautifully [laid out] . |
| LOCHNAW CASTLE | Lochnaw Castle Lochnaw Castle Lochnaw Castle Lochnaw Lochnaw Castle |
Sir Andrew Agnew Bart. [Baronet] John Porteous Rl. Engrs. [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 Ainslie's Map 1782 G. McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] In the Northern part of the Parish and about 2 miles West by South of Leswalt Church A large and handsome pile [of] Building Part of which is of Ancient Castellated Style [Portions] of it has been built at different periods of time the first part was built 1450 the dates 1668 & 1704 are on the South Side of the Building which shows the [periods] of the Erection of these parts The Building is kept in good [repair] and is a handsome mansion [surrounded] by Gardens & Pleasure Grounds and a large demain well wooded with with [full] grown woods and some young [thriving] Plantations Ornamental parks etc. [On the] South Side & near it is Lochnaw Loch Beautiful Sheet of water with some small Islands is [well] wooded, around the Shores are also well wooded Ornamented by the Pleasure Grounds of Lochnaw * * (This place is the property & residence of Sir Andrew Agnew) |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 34-- Parish of Leswalt
Form 136
Page 105- Drummullin Wood
109- LOchnaw Castle
Notes] Druim The ridge of a hill
Muileann A Hill
Gaelic Dictionary
Drummullin (Druim Muilean) i.e. The Mill Hill
Loch A lake
Ath A ford
Lochnaw (Loch in Ath ) i.e. the
Lake of the Ford
"Lochnaw Castle, the only considerable building in the in the Parish, is a very ancient
edifice. and seems to have been intended for a place of defence in former times.
It was protected on the South by a deep fosse--- and on the north by a lake of water. Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] vol [volume] 3 p. [page] 322
"During the reign of James 1st. William Douglas of Leswalt was
Sheriff of Wigton and Constable of the Castle of Lochnaw"
"In 1426, Andrew Agnew, acquired from the above William Douglas
the Office of Constable of the Castle of Lochnaw"
Chalmers Caledonia Vol. [Volume] 3 page 360& 361
Sir A. Agnew of Lochnaw was Hereditary Sheriff of Wigtownshire
and is Heritary Constable of Lochnaw Castle.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Kirkcolm and Leswalt, OS1/35/16
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.