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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEIKLE TONGUE | Meikle Tongue Meikle Tongue . Muckle Tongue Mickle Tongue Mickyl Tongue . Meikle Tongue . Mykil, Muckle , Mickle . Meikle Tongue |
Alexander McKenzie John Adair Esqr. Writer Stranraer Ainslie's Map 1782 Ainslie's Map 1826 Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dicty [Dictionary] Tannahill's poems quoted by Dr. Jamieson in his Scottish Dictionary See Name List Plan 10D |
010 | [Situation] 3 miles W. by N. [West by North] of Newluce Village A Small heathy hill on Meickle Tongue farm On the Summit of this hill stands a Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] |
| FELL OF CRAIGCAFFIE | Craig Coffey Craigcaffie Craigcaffie Craig-caffie Craigcaffie Fell Craigcaffie Fell Craigcaffie Fell Fell of Craigcaffie |
Commander C.G. Robinsons Chart of Loch Ryan R. N. [Royal Navy] 1839 Mr. George Guthrie Factor Statistics Wigton 1841 Ainslies Map 1782 Thomas Wallace Alexander McKenzie Archibald McCreary See name List Plan 10D |
010 | [Situation] 5 Miles W. [West] of Newluce Village A high hill extending N. [North] and S. [South] from the Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station on its Summit the part [of] the hill facing East [is] both Steep and Rocky , the hill is on the [Farm of] Craigcoffey the property of the Earl of Stair Culhorn by [Stranraer] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 6 -- Parish of Inch
Form 136
Page 29- Meikle Tongue
27- Fell of Craigcaffie
[Note] This is only the name given to the trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station
from the name of the farm . The name of the hill is Cairniewa (See P [Page] 13 )
[signed] W S Loop Sec Corp [Second corporal]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 18 - Parish of Inch, OS1/35/18
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of 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.