Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG TOM | Long Tom | General Sir Alexander Wallace Loch Ryan House by Cairn Ryan | 005 | A large Standing Stone 6 feet High Commonly Called Long Tom or Tomes Stone |
| GALLOWAY BURN | Galloway Burn | John McCleary Galloway Burn by Cairn Ryan | 005 | A Small Stream that for 1/2 a mile Divides the Counties of Wigton and Ayer. Its channel Is down a Deep Wood Glen. On its Course down this Glen it passes under the Road from Stranraer to Ayr Spanned at this place by a bridge of one arch 5 Chains Below this Bridge it falls into Loch Ryan |
Continued entries/extra info
List of Names collected- by Private William BirKby 1st. Examiner -- [page] 85 - Parish of Inch -- Plan 5A Trace No. 2
Object - Long Tom - Standing stone
- Galloway Burn- Small stream
[Signed] William BirKby
P t. R.S. [Private Royal Sappers] & Miners
9th october 1845
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.