Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWAY BURN | Galloway Burn Galloway Burn |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan David Beggs Farmer Little Leight By Cairn Ryan |
005 | A Small Stream of Surface waters collected off the Moors and flowing in a Small rapid and rocKy channel into the East Side of Loch Ryan from nearly its Source it is the Boundary Line between the counties of Wigtown and Ayr on the line of road from Stranraer to Ballantrae is a bridge built over the Stream. it is a County Bridge and is distant nearly 8 Miles from the Town of [Stranraer] . |
| GALLOWAY BRIDGE | Galloway Bridge Galloway Bridge |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan David Beggs Farmer Little Leight By Cairn Ryan | 005 | A large Stone and lime built County Bridge of one arch over the Galloway Burn, on the line of road from Stranraer to Ballantrae and distant nearly 8 miles from the former place the arch of this bridge is about 12 feet high & wide in proportion on account of this Stream over which it is built being subject to Sudden rises of rapid current in rainy or Wet Weather as well as its course being RocKy and Steep |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] -- 1st. Examiner - [page] 55 -- Parish of Inch -- Plan 5 A Trace 3
Object - Galloway Burn - A Stream
- Galloway Bridge - A Bridge
[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.