Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN RYAN HILL | Cairn Ryan Hill Cairn Ryan Hill |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan Archibald McCreadie Minister Cairn Ryan |
005 | A large Hill consisting of RocKy and rough pasture and on the East Side it is very Steep and Thinly interspersed with Furze on this Side also is a Slate quarry. open but not constantly Worked. The Slate is of a Soft Blue colour and not of the best description, its Situation is about 1/4 of a mile E. [East] of the village of Cairn Ryan and is on the Summit there is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station |
| BURN FOOT | Burn Foot Burn Foot |
William Hunter Farmer Cairn Ryan John Owens Farmer Burn Foot by Cairn Ryan |
005 | A Small neat Farm House and office Houses all Slated and in good repair, attached is a farm of 80 acres of ground the Soil is fertile and nearly the Whole of it admitt of Cultivated it is Situated about 1 mile North of Cairn Ryan Village Proprietor Sir Alexander Wallace occupier John Owens- |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected- by Thomas Smith C.Assist [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner -- [page] 67 -- Parish of Inch -- Plan 5A Trace 5
Object -Cairn Ryan Hill - Hill
- Burn Foot - A house and farm
[Signed] Thomas Smith
C.A [Civilian Assistant ]
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.