Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUIRSTON | Muirston | David Douglas Rood farm Innermessan via) Stranraer Peter Blane Low Innermessan Via) Stranraer James Drynan Doss Inch Via) Stranraer |
010 | This Name applies to Ruins in a Small field of which there are various reports Some Say the public Burying ground of the town of InnerMessan was at this place (although one mile distant from the Site of the town) it has Certainly Several Ruins hardly traceable Among others a very thick foundation of a Wall laid with Mortar near which are a few traces which evidently Stood in a fence of an inclosure at one time, the fence [continued over] |
Continued entries/extra info
Plan 10 C -- List of Names collected by L Corpl. [Lance Corporal] William Rogers R S & [Royal Sappers & ] Miners -- 1st Examiner -- [Page] 69 -- Parish of Inch -- Trace 2 -- No. 136
Object
Muirston - Ruins
[Signed]
13th. March 1847 by
William Rogers
L Corpl. [Lance Corporal] R S [Royal Sappers &] Miners
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.