Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS CROFT | Moss Croft Moss Croft |
John Fulton Farmer Moss Croft by Stranraer Andrew McCrea Farmer Little Galdenoch by Stranraer |
009 | A Small Neat farm house with office houses all in good repair And now built within the last three Years, attached is a farm of 15 Acres of Grounds about one third is arable and the remiander Heathy or Moorland Pasture. its Situation is about 6 1/2 miles N. W. [North West] of Stranraer, Proprietor Sir A. Agnew of Lochnaw occupier John Fulton. |
| SLEWNAGLE HILL | Slewnagle Hill Slewnagle Hill |
John Fulton Farmer Moss Croft by Stranraer Andrew McCrea Farmer Little Galdenoch by Stranraer |
009 | A long low hill, lying in the direction north & South on the West Side it is arable And its eastern Side is Cover'd with Heathy pasture though it was formerly cultivated on the Summit is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station Call'd by Trig. Party Slewn Eagle,- This Hill is on the farm of Moss Croft. |
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[Page] 97 -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 9 B Trace No 7 -- [Parish] of Leswalt
Object
Moss Croft - A House And Farm
Slewnagle Hill - A Hill
[Signed]
Thomas Smith C A [Civilian Assistant]
April 1847
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.