Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITHY HILL | Smithy Hill . Smithy Hill . . Smithy Hill . . Smiddy Hill ' ' Smiddy Hill |
Ainslie's Map of Wigtownshire James Ross Challoch via Stranraer Robert McMicKen Craigencross via Stranraer John Martin Farmer Smithy Hill via Stranraer Alexander Martin Farmer Hillhead via Stranraer |
009 | a neat and Commodious Dwelling house & Out houses in good Repair there is A garden & 130 acres of Arable Land attached. This farm is Part of the once extensive farm of Creichmore . which is now subdivided & let in Smaller farmes Such is now Recognized for distinction Tack as Smithy hill . From a Hill Convenient to this house On the Summit of which formerly Stood A Smith shop or forge There is Still A Smithy on this farm but not on the top of the hill. This farm house is about 40 Chains South of the Road from Stranraer to KirKcolm & about 2 Miles from the former Place. At Present Occupied by John Martin Cheif Proprietor Sir Andrew Agnew Bt [Baronet] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 45-- List of Names collected by Private William Birkby 1st. Examiner -- Parish of Leswalt -- Plan 10C Trace No. 3
Object
Smithy Hill - Farm House
[Signed] William BirKby Pt R S & M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
22nd April 1847
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.