Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD HOUSE POINT | Old House Point Old House Point Old House Point |
David Beggs farmer Little Leight by Cairn Ryan Peter Stroyan Farmer Meickle Leight by Cairn Ryan William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan |
005 | A Small Triangular Shaped headland or promontary jutting into the East Side Loch Ryan and is in whole a bold but flat Shingle bed, on its outward or West point is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station of this Same name. given by Trig. [Trigonometrical] Party, on the east Side it is in part bounded by a field of Arable ground now belonging to the farm of Burnfoot, in this field there formerly was an old house, the ruins of which remained for a long period and from this , the field [continues] to be Known by the name of old House. And from this field also this headland or point taKes the name of old House point- |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by Thomas Smith Civil [Civilian] Assistant -- 1st. Examiner - [page] 50 -- Parish of Inch -- Plan 5 A Trace 3
Object - Old House Point - A headland
[Signed] Thomas Smith
C.A [Civilian Assistant ]
24th. 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.