Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THREE THORNS | Three Thorns | David Douglas Rood Farm Innermessan via) Stranraer Michael Gray Smith Innermessan via) Stranraer |
010 | This Name applies to a junction of 5 Roads at Innermessan and is Said to have arisen from Three Thorns planted here by Three Lairds whose lands met here the whole of the Land Now belongs to the Earl of Stair and the thorns are not Standing. |
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] 89 -- Parish of Inch -- Trace 2
Object
Three Thorns - Junction of Roads
[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.