Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN CONNELL | Cairn Connell | Mr Robert Kerr, Mahan via [Kirkcolm] Mr James Robertson, Clendry via [KirKcolm] |
009 | The track of an old Cairn Said to have been Raised to the memory of a man named Connell who is Said to be Executed about the Spot where the cairn Stood. Some Say that he was found dead about the above mentioned spot On the Site of Cairn Stands a Trig ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by Trig [Trigonometrical] Party Clandrie The Said Cairn Stood on the Boundry between the farms Clendrey and Merscleuch SW [South West] of KirKcolm |
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Plan 10 -- A List of Names collected by P. Connell Pt [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Trace 3
Cairn Connell - Object - Site of antient [ancient] Cairn
Parish Kirkcolm
[Signed] P Connell Pt [Private] RS& [Royal Sappers & Miners] 25th January
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.