Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARN HILL | Barn Hill Barn Hill Barn Hill |
William Main Thomas Spence George McHaffie Esqr. |
009 | [Situation] About 7/8 mile W S W [West South West] from Soleburn Mill A Small hill on the farm of Challoch & on the South Side of Leswalt Church. It is [nearly] of a moundlike Shape . The soil is arable |
| SMITHY HILL | Smithy Hill Smithy Hill Smithy Hill Smiddy Hill Smiddy Hill SmithyHill |
James Ross Robert McMeikan Ainslies Map 1782 John Martin George McHaffie Esqr. Factor to the proprietor |
009 | [Situation] About one mile SSW [South South West] from Soleburn Mill A neat farm house and [out] buildings in good repair with [garden] and a farm of 130 acres of arable land this farm is part of the lands of Creichmore . The farm house Stands on a hill of the Same [name] the Hill took its name from [the] Smithy which formerly stood on its Summit there is a Smithy on this land at present but [not] on the place where it formerly [stood] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 10 -- Parish of Leswalt -- Trace 3-
Form 136
Page 43 - Barn Hill
45- Smithy Hill [Note] "Prefer Smithy to smiddy "
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 19 - Parishes of Kirkcolm, Inch and Leswalt, OS1/35/19
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcolm, Inch, and Leswalt.
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.