Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGLAW BRIDGE | Craiglaw Bridge | Robert Agnew KIrkcowan Alexander Telfer (Junior) Halfway Ho. [House] James McKenna Kilterson Kirkcowan |
018 | A Small Stone Bridge one arch built over a Small stream which crosses the Coach Road from N. [Newton] Stewart to Glenluce It has been built by the Co. [County] and Kept in repair by the Same it is Situated about Sixteen chains S W [South West] of a well Known House called the halfway House and is on the farm of Craiglaw the property of Captain Hamilton of [Land] Craiglaw It is not very well Known by the name of Craiglaw it is better Known by the name at a distance than what it is by the people nearby it |
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Plan 12 D -- List of Names collected by Private Peter Bracken RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Trace 4 -- [Parish] Kirkcowan
[Object]
Craiglaw Bridge - Bridge
[Signed] Peter Bracken
Pri [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
8th Septr. [September] 1847
[Signed] W Driscoll Gosset
Lt RE [Lieutenant Royal Engineers]
Sep [September] 23 1847
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.