Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD FAYS | Old Fays | Henry McCulloch Cullach James McLellan Martinhall Newtonstewart |
013 | Several Ruins and Small enclosures also in ruins it is Supposed to have been a village of country houses many of the houses are razed and thrown into large heaps of Stone, it is situated about 1/4 mile west of the farm house of Cullach The word Fays means Small enclosures |
| BACKPARK | Backpark | Alexander Johnstone High [Blackquarter] James McWalker Backpark by Newtonstewart |
013 | A house one Story high thatched but no office houses there is one field of moorland attached to from which it takes its name it been formerly called the Backpark it is Situated about 1/2 mile NW [North West] of the farm house of Skaith and is in the farm of Blackquarter the property of Colonel Stopford Blair |
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Plan 13A -- List of Names collected by Pri [Private] Peter Bracken RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Trace 5
[Object]
Old Fays - Ruins and old walls
Backpark - House
[Parish] Penninghame
[Signed] Peter Bracken
Pri RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
May 16 /46 [1846]
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.