Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROAD STONE | Broad Stone Broad Stone Broadstone Broadstone |
David McCulloch James Neill Admiralty Chart of Lochryan 1839 George McHaffie Esqr. |
016 | [About 10 chains NW by W [North West by West] from McCullochs Point A large Stone of nearly circular [shape] about 5 feet high above the surface of [the] mud or sand on which it Stands [It is] Situate within the tide mark |
| BLOODY BURN | Bloody Burn Bloody Burn Bloody Burn |
David McCulloch James Neill George McHaffie Esqr. |
016 | [Situation] Near the NW. [North West] Side of McCulloch's Point A Small Stream flowing out of moss on the farm of Low Auchneel into loch Ryan North of Broad Stone a tradition in the neighbourhood says that a battle or Skirmish was [fought] near its Source which tinged the water [with] blood. (if such were the case there is no [account] of it .) |
| BROOMY KNOWE | Broomy Knowe Broomy Knowe Broomy Knowe |
David McCulloch James Neill George McHaffie Esqr. |
016 | [Situation] About 1 1/8 miles SSE [South South East] from McCullochs Point A Small hill of arable ground on [the farm] of Low Auchneill. it was formerly [covered] with underwood & broom hence its name |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 18 -- Parish of Leswalt -- 4
Form 136
Page 56 - Broad Stone
56 - Bloody Burn
57 - Broomy Knowe
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.