Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN RYAN POINT | Cairn Ryan Point . Cairn Ryan Point |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan Rev [Reverend] Archibald McCrearie, Minister, Cairn Ryan |
010 | This name applies to a Small promontory or headland Jutting into the Western Side of Loch Ryan, in Shape it is nearly Triangular and is a Shingle bank having no herbage. On this promontory there is a Lighthouse built by the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses. Cairn Ryan point is Situated 1/4 of a mile North of Cairn Ryan Village and is divided from the Demesne of Sir Alexander Wallace by the line of Road from Stranraer to Ballantrae and near the Lighthouse on this Point is also a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station Called by Trig [Trigonometrical] party Cairn Ryan Probably from being so near the village of Cairn Ryan. |
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Plan 10A -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith CA [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Trace 2.-- [Parish] Inch
Object
Cairn Ryan Point -- A Headland
[Signed] Thomas Smith c/a [Civilian Assistant]
15th March 1847.
Transcriber's notes
Cairn Ryan Point on Eastern side of Loch Ryan .
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.