Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCULLOCH'S POINT | McCulloch's Point McCulloch's Point |
David McCulloch James Neill |
016 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 miles SE [South East] from Soleburn Mill This name applies to a Head or Point of land projecting a little into Loch Ryan on a Small landed property called Broadstone an embankment rudely constructed of wood and Stones has been made at this place for the purpose of reclaiming some part of the land from the tide |
| BROADSTONE | Broadstone Broadstone Broadstone Broadstone Broadstone |
David McCulloch James Neill Admiralty chart of Lochryan Ainslie's map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
016 | [Situation] At the north Side of McCulloch's Point A Small farm house and out houses in indifferent repair and about 2 1/2 acres of land the property of the occupier David McCulloch adjoining this property is a farm of about 18 acres of land called Low Larg also occupied by D. McCulloch the property of R.V. Agnew Esqr. A Short distance S. [South] of this house is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station called " Low Larg" it being on the farm of Low Lairg The name Broadstone took its rise from a large Stone Situate within the tide mark near this place - See article Broad Stone on the reverse Page |
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Transcriber's notes
On Six Inch Map No. 016
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.