Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALFWAY HOUSE | Halfway House | Mr Alexander Talfar Halfway house [Kirkcowan] | 012 | A Public house situated 1/2 way between Newtonstewart and Glenluce. It is a low thatched house with out offices & about 40 acres of arable lands attached & is on the Coach road Captn [Captain] Hamilton of Craiglaw is the Proprietor. - |
| OLD MILITARY ROAD | Old Military Road | James McKenna Smith Kilterson by Kirkcowan John Kevan Kirkcowan |
012 | An old Road formerly the Mail Coach Road leading from London to Portpatrick |
| KILTERSON | Kilterson . . Kilterson . . . . . Kilterson |
James McKenna Smith Kilterson by Kirkcowan Mr Alexander Hunter formerly Parish Schoolmaster Old Lands by [Kirkcowan] James McKean Kirkcowan |
012 | The farm house upon this farm is a stone building two stories high with a small planting on the East side of it & is the property of Captn [Captain] Hamilton of Craiglaw beside the farm house there are several cottages built upon the lands of Kilterson |
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Plan 12 D -- List of Names collected by Corpl. [Corporal] Robert Barlow RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
No. of Fd [Field] Trace 4-- [Parish] Kirkcowan
[Object]
Halfway House - House
Old Military Road - Road
Kilterson - A farm
[Signed] Robert Barlow Corpl [Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
14th Augt [August] 1845
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 28 - Parish of Kirkcowan, OS1/35/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Kirkcowan.
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.