Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INNERMESSAN MOAT | Innermessan Moat | David Douglas Rood Farm Innermessan Michael Gray Smith Innermessan via) Stranraer Peter Blane Low Innermessan Via) Stranraer |
010 | This name applies to a very large prominent Mound of earth in form the fashion of a Cone (about 250 links in diameter at the Base and 120 on the Summit) Standing on elevated Ground in a Commanding position by the Side of Lochryan there are various Conjectures as to the time and for what use it was made . Some Says for to defend the town |
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
Trace 2 - [Page] 97 -- Parish of Inch
Object
Innermessan Moat - A Moat
[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.