Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW INNERMESSAN | Low Innermessan Low Innermessan |
Peter Blane George McHaffie Esqr. |
010 | [Situation] About 10 chains C by W [South by West] from Innermessan Moat a good farm house and outhouses [with] a farm of about 33 acres of arable [land] attached . The main road through Cairnryan to Ballantrae etc. passed by this house for at which time it was a public house It is now occupied by Peter Blane The property of the Earl of Stair. |
| THREE THORNS | Three Thorns Three Thorns |
David Douglas Michael Gray |
010 | [Situation] About 10 chains E. [East] from Innermessan Moat This name applies to a junction [of] 5 roads at Innermessan the name [is] said to have arisen from Three Thorns being planted by three landed proprietors the boundaries of whose lands formed a junction at this place the lands [at] present belongs to the Earl of Stair. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 32 -- Parish of Inch
Form 136
Page 85 - Low Innermessan
89 - Three Thorns
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.