Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS CROFT | Burges Croft Burges Croft Burges Croft Burgess Croft |
William McWilliam James Ross Robert McMeikan George McHaffie Esqr. Factor to the proprietor |
009 | [Situation] About 1/2 mile SW. [South West] from Soleburn Mill A farm house and out houses in good repair with a farm of about 28 acres of good land occupied by William McWilliam. The property of Sir Andrew Agnew Lochnaw. This farm house was formerly occupied . as a public house & it appears was sometimes [resorted] to by the Bailies or Gentry of Stranraer on some occasions to dine from which circumstance arose the [name] Brugess Croft.- |
| CRAIGENCROSS | Craig-en -cross Craigencross Craigencross |
Robert McMeikan George McHaffie Esqr. James Ross |
009 | [Situation] About 1/2 mile S S W. [South South West] from Soleburn Mill A good dwelling house and [joiner] workshop with a garden & Small plot of planted ground attached adjoining the house. it is occupied by Robert McMeikan (Joiner) the Property of Sir Andrew Agnew (See further description in form 136) |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 12 -- Parish of Leswalt -- Trace 3
Form 136
Page 49- Burgess Croft [Note] Burges on the Plan
46- Craigencross
Transcriber's notes
On Six inch Plan 009
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.