Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT HILL | Seat Hill | James Bowie Farmer Balyet via Stranraer John ParKer Little Balyet via Stranraer |
010 | An arable hill on the farm of Balyet tradition Says that Edward Bruce (brother to the renowned Robert Bruce) had his army encamped at Rerigonium (now Innermessan) previous to his fatal Expedition to Ireland & that this hill was used by him to hold all Councils upon the above I have heard from Mr James Bowie farmer Balyet but I cannot meet any other person acquainted with the etymology of this hill Still it is Known to the neighbourhood by Seat hill. |
Continued entries/extra info
Plan 10 C -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pte R S [Private Royal Sappers] & Miners 1st. Examiner -- [Page] 102 - Parish of Inch
Trace No 5
Object
Seat Hill - Hill
[Signed] 9th Feby [February] 1847
John Mechan
Pte [Private] R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
1st. Examiner
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.