Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENGITTER | Glenguitur . Glengitter . . . Glengitter . . Glengitter |
Ainslie's Map of Wigtownshire William McLaughlin Cair Tacker Glengutter via Stranraer James Ross Challoch via Stranraer Alexander Martin Farmer Hillhead via Stranraer |
009 | An old Farm House & out houses in Midling Repair One of which is Slated. With a good garden & 75 acres of arable land attached It is now held By David Agnew of High Clachan . As an * out laying farm. And the Dwelling house is at the Present ocupied by A care Taker. This farm house formerly A Public. or Licenced to Sell Drink. Such at the time of the late Herring fishery on Loch Ryan. the fisher Men used to frequent this house for Drinking purposes. And as there were At that time. A Marsh or very weat Place between the Manse & the Road. There Fisher Men used to Banter other to go to Glengutter. I Supose from the Small Stream in the Glen Above it And Probably from the marsh or weat Dirty Place Glengitter is the Property of Sir A. Agnew |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 48 -- List of Names collected by Private William BirKby 1st. Examiner -- Parish of Leswalt -- Plan 10 C Trace No 3
Object
Glengitter - House
[Signed] William BirKby
P R S & M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
[Signed] William BirKby
P R S & M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
[Note] I think this Name Should be Glengutter
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.