Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG STONE OF LITTLE LEIGHT | Long Stone of Little Leight Long Stone of Little Leight |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan David Beggs farmer Little Leight by Cairn Ryan Peter Stroyan Farmer Meickle Leight by Cairn Ryan |
005 | A large Stone of nearly Six Feet in height and about 4 feet in girth, its shape is irregular and its dimensions at its top nearly the same as the bottom it stands in a stone wall fence on the East side of Little Leight hill and on the fence on the West Side of the old line of road from Stranraer to Ballantrae. On the East side of this Stone there is an inscription, now So defaced that it cannot be read, and there is no tradition in the Country to define what this inscription has been. |
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List of Names collected by Thomas Smith Civil Asst. [Civilian] Assistant -- 1st. Examiner - [page] 52 -- Parish of Inch -- Plan 5 A Trace 3
Object - Long Stone of Little Leight - A Stone
[Signed] Thomas Smith
C.A [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.