Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOODY BURN | Bloody Burn Bloody Burn |
David McCulloch Farmer Broad Stone by Stranraer James Neill Farmer Low Auchneel by Stranraer |
016 | A Small Stream Flowing out of a Peat moss on the Farm of Low Auchneel And falling into Loch Ryan North of Broad Stone A Battle Said to have taken place near its Source until the Stream flow'd red with the blood of rhe Combattants, gave rise to this name The Site of the battle ground cannot be pointed out and this Tradition is nearly extinct. |
| BROAD STONE | Broad Stone Broad Stone |
David McCulloch Farmer Broad Stone by Stranraer James Neill Farmer Low Auchneel by Stranraer | 016 | A Large Stone of nearly circular Shape and Standing about 5 feet high it is Situated between high and Low water mark on the West Side of Loch Ryan and is nearly 4 chains distant from the Former from this object, Two portions of Landed Property on the Beach Take the name The one Broadstone and the other Broadstone Garden. |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. A. [Civilian Assistant] -- 1st. Examiner -- Parish of Leswalt -- Plan 10 C Trace No. 4 -- [Page] 56-- No. 136
Object
Bloody Burn - A Stream
Broad Stone - A Stone
[Signed] Thomas Smith CA [Civilian Assistant]
8th April 1847
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.