Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER BLADENOCH | River Bladenoch River Bladenoch River Bladenoch Baldenoch Water |
George McHaffie Esqr. J. McMillan Esqr. Statistics Wigton 1841 Ainslie's Map 1782 |
013 | [Situation] Forming the Western boundary of the Parish, and dividing it from Kirkcowan. A small rapid River flowing from Loch Maberry on the Border of Ayrshire, and its course to the Frith of Cree is about 24 miles in length. - |
| OLD FEYS (Site of an ancient village) | Old Fays Old Fays Oldfeys |
Henry McCullach James McLellan George McHaffie Esqr. |
013 | [Situation] on the farm of and about 1/4 Mile West of the Farm House of Cullach. Several detached ruins of houses and small enclosures supposed to be the remains of a Country Village many of the houses are entirely razed and the Stones thrown into confused heaps. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 16
Parish of Penninghame
Form 136 Page
26 - River Bladenoch
46 - Old Feys
[Note] Site of an ancient village
"Fey" a provincial term for an enclosure.
Transcriber's notes
An entry on this page for "Old House Hill" has been scored through and is not transcribed.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 29 - Parishes of Kirkcowan and Penninghame, OS1/35/29
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcowan, and Penninghame.
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.