Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE , LONG TOM SLOAN | Standing Stone, Long Tom Sloan Standing Stone, Long Tom Sloan |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan Toll Bar Peter Stroyan Farmer Meickle Leight by Cairn Ryan |
005 | This name applies to a stone about Six feet high and about 4 feet in Circumference. Standing on a Tract of moorland on the Farm of MeiKle Leight, There is a current Tradition in the Country that it has gotten this name given from being in a distant view the exact representation of the Size Figure and appearance of a herdsman or Shepherd of the name of Tom Sloan who it appears had formerly been employed in the capacity for a long period. |
| LEIGHT MOOR | Leight Moor | Orthography and Description given with Trace No. 3 | 005 |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.A. [Civilian Assistant] -- 1st. Examiner - [page] 41 -- Parish of Inch -- [Plan] 5 A Trace 2
Object - Standing stone, Long Tom Sloan - A Stone
- Leight Moor - A moor
[Signed] Thomas Smith C.Asst. [Civilian Assistant ]
20th. March 1847
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 3 - Parishes of Kirkcolm and Inch, OS1/35/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcolm, and Inch.
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.