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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSEBANK | Rose Bank Rose Bank Rose Bank . Rosebank Rosebank |
William Peebles William Hunter Revd [Reverend] A McCrearie Admiralty Chart George McHaffie Esq |
010 | [Situation] 1 Mile S by E [South by East] of the Village of Cairn Ryan. A Small farm house or cottage & some outhouses with about 5 acres of land attached being a Sublet off the farm of Bankhead occupied by James McKenzie |
| HORSE PARK | Horse Park Horse Park . Horse Park |
William Hunter Revd [Reverend] A McCrearie George McHaffie Esq |
010 | [Situation] 1 Mile S by E [South by east] of the Village of Cairn Ryan. This name applies to a field of arable land on the farm of Bankhead it is walled in. This field is pointed out as being the site of a barrack ground used by Marshal Stair who Kept a corps of cavalry at his own expense |
| DRUMMUCKLOCH HILL | Drummuckloch Hill Drummuckloch Hill . Drummochloch . Drummochloch . . Drumuckloch Drummuckloch hill |
William Hunter Rev [Reverend] A. McCrearie Admiralty Chart 1841 Rl Engrs [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 Ainslie's Map 1792 George McHaffie Esq |
010 | [Situation] 1/2 mile South of Several Moor and 1 Mile S.E [South East] of the Village of Cairn Ryan. A large hill on a farm of the Same name extending in a direction north & South it is very Steep on the western side, the soil chiefly rocky with heath the land is occupied by John McCreadie. The property of the Earl of Stair, on this hill is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station called "Drummuckloch" |
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Parish of Inch
"Drum" A hill "Muc" swine "Loch" a lake - Gaelic Dictionary
i.e. The Hill of the Swine Lake
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Kirkcolm and Inch, OS1/35/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcolm, and Inch.
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.