Volume contents
- 1 - Penninghame , Index
- 3 - Penninghame , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Penninghame , Page 10
- 20 - Penninghame , Page 20
- 30 - Penninghame , Page 30
- 40 - Penninghame , Page 40
- 40A - Penninghame , loose page
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- 83 - Penninghame , Page 83 (end)
- 84 - Penninghame , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGGAT CHECK COTTAGE | Ligetcheck or Cottage Ligetcheck or Cottage Claty Legget Liget Check Cottage |
Mr John McClean Mr John Hewatson Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
019 | [Situation] South of Newtonstewart and 1/4 Mile South of Balterson. A small, neat, Labourers Cottage on the Road from Newtonstewart to Wigton. |
| MORE KNOWE | More Knowe More Knowe |
Mr. John McLean Mr. John Hewetson |
013 | [Situation] near to and S.W [South West] of Baltersan Cross. A small round hill on the farm of Baltersan, with some Firs planted on it. |
| MOAT KNOWE | Moat Knowe Moat Knowe Moat Knowe |
Mr. John McLean Mr. John Hewetson George McHaffie Esqr. |
013 | [Situation] Near to and S.W [South West] of Baltersan Cross. A small circular plantation of Fir, on the farm of Balterson. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 19
Parish of Penninghame
Form 136 Page
72 Liggat Check Cottage
72 More Knowe
75 Moat Knowe
[Notes] - "Liggat" A gate so hung that it may shut of itself.
Anglo Saxon Leag campus and gat porta; q. "The gate of the field"
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary
"More" A heath.
"Know" Knowe" A little hill
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 32 - Parish of Penninghame, OS1/35/32
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Penninghame.
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.