Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOO CAVES OR DOVE CAVES | Doo Caves or Dove Caves | John McDowal Sloughnagarry (via) Kirkcolm John McCrea Clashmurray (via) KirKcolm |
004 | Three Caves about 70 chains North East of Corswall House.- High water flows into each one of their runs for about 2 1/2 chains at its termination, on other branches off in a westward direction till it meets the sea at High water .- |
| CLACHAN HEUGHS | Clachan Heughs Clachan Heughs |
John McDowal Sloughnagairy (via) KirKcolm John McCrea |
004 | Steep precipices. which falls into the high water a portion of these are a perpendicular rock.- the name of Clachen is attached to it in consequence of the farm of high Clachan Coming to Said Heughs.- |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected by C.A. [Civilian Assistant] Thomas Jordan 1st. Examiner -- [page] 61 -- Parish of Kirkcolm -- Plan 5A T. [Trace] 4
Object - Dove Caves - Caves
- Clachan Heughs - Heughs
[Signed] Thomas Jordan
C.A [Civilian Assistant ]
12th. Jany. [January] 1847
Transcriber's notes
[On six inch map 004]
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.