Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAW MILL | Saw Mill | William Thomson Toteman Saw Mill near Stranraer James Bowie Farmer Balyet via Stranraer |
This Mill Where in the perpendicular & two Circular Saws are Constantly employed is turned by a water wheel [18] in diameter it is the property of The Earl of Stair Where this Saw mill is built stood an Corn mill called the Sand mill from which The adjacent farm took its name the Sawmill was built in the Year 1830. | |
| SAND MILL BURN | Sand Mill Burn | William Thomson Saw Mill via Stranraer Michael Gray Smith Innermessan [via] Stranraer |
016 | A Burn which flows from the mill dam in rear of the Saw mill & after [turning] the Sawmill crosses the road leading from Stranraer to Cairn Ryan (under a one arch bridge) & falls into Loch Ryan near the Road Side |
Continued entries/extra info
Plan 10 C -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pte R S & M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st. Examiner -- [Page] 106 - Parish of Inch
Trace 5
Object
Saw Mill - Sawmill
Sandmill Burn - Burn
[Signed] W Driscoll Gosset Lt RE [Lieutenant Royal Engineers]
Sep [September] 23 1847
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.