Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND TOWER | Round Tower . Round Tower |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan Rev [Reverend] Archibald McCreadie, Minister, Cairn Ryan |
010 | This name applies to a circular Tower built in the Demesne wall of Sir Alexander Wallace at the North end of the village of Cairn Ryan, and has been Erected for ornamental purposes, its hight is about 12 feet with a flag pole of about 8 feet on its Summit before the year of 1830 there was only one Church in this parish and on Sunday afternoons in fine weather the Parish minister appointed this Tower as a place of meeting for Such of the parishioners as could not Conveniently attend the Parish Church and here he used to deliver to them a Sermon, by which reason the tower is Sometimes some call'd the pulpit, but Since the erection of a Chapple of ease at Cairn Ryan this practice & name has been discontinued |
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No.136
Plan 10 A -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Trace 2-- [Parish] Inch
Object
Round Tower - A circular Building
[Signed] Thomas Smith c/a [Civilian Assistant]
15th March.
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.