Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASSHEAD | Gasshead | Mr Alexander Murray of the "Gass" The Gass, [Glenluce] John McHarg Gamekeeper held the Gass farm many years Kirkcowan |
012 | The ruins of a Cottage house, one storey high built of Stone & thatched now in ruins. It is situate in the farm of the "Gass" and in the property of Mr. Thomas McMeikan Banker Stirling |
| TARF WATER | Tarff Water | Mr Alexander Murray, Farmer The Gass, Glenluce | 012 | The Tarff water divides the parishes of New Luce and Kirkcowan It flows to the South. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names Collected by Civil Assistant John Madagan 1st Examiner
Plan 12 C Trace No. 1- Parishes New Luce & New Luce and Kirkcowan
Object
Gasshead - A house
Tarff Water- A River
[Signed] John Madagan
Sept [September] 7th 18
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 27 - Parishes of New Luce, Kirkcowan and Old Luce, OS1/35/27
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of New Luce, Kirkcowan, and Old Luce.
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.