Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH RYAN | Loch Ryan . . Loch Ryan |
Revd [Reverend] A McCrearie, Minister, Cairn [Ryan] William Hunter, Farmer, Cairn [Ryan] |
010 | A Large Loch between 8 and 9 miles long and varying in Breadth from 2 to 5 miles and Lying in the direction north and South. The Shore is flat and of Sand & Shingle Character except where it joins the Parish of Ballantrae, here it acquires a rocky & precipitous character. In this Loch fishes are very numerous Such as Cod Flounders Whiting and Haddock as well as oysters. This Loch belongs to Sir Alexander Wallace of Loch Ryan House by a Charter from the Crown. |
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Plan 10A -- List of Names Collected by Thomas Smith C A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
No of Trace 2 -- Parish Inch
Object
Loch Ryan -- A Loch
[Signed] Thomas Smith
15 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.