Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLHEAD | Hillhead . Hillhead . . Hillhead |
James Ross Callach via Stranraer Robert McMicken Joiner Craig- en -cross Stranraer George McHaffie Factor to Proprietor Wigton |
009 | A Neat & Comodious dwelling house & out houses, in good repair with a farm of arable land attached. on the Chart of Loch Ryan & on Ainsleys Map of Wigtonshire this Place is called Thorn House. Some of the inhabitants Call' it Thorn Hill. From A large thorn Bush which formerly grew on the Summit of the hill Hillhead is part of the once extensive farm of Creighmore but is now divided into Smaller farmes (viz) Creighmore upper Lower Smithy Hill & hillhead. This House is situated on rising ground. near the West side of Loch Ryan . & near the Road from Stranraer to kirKcolm Tenanted & Ocupied by Alexander Martin . Chief Proprietor Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 50 -- List of Names collected by Private William BirKby 1st. Examiner -- Parish of Leswalt -- Plan 10 C Trace No 3
Object
Hillhead - House
[Signed] William BirKby
Private R S [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.