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
- 50 - Penninghame , Page 50
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- 70 - Penninghame , Page 70
- 80 - Penninghame , Page 80
- 83 - Penninghame , Page 83 (end)
- 84 - Penninghame , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTY BRIDGE | Carty Bridge Carty Bridge Carty Bridge |
Archibald Geddies John Agnew George McHaffie Esqr. |
014 | [Situation] In the South East part of the Parish. A small Stone Bridge on the Low road from Newtonstewart to Wigton. This is a County Bridge, |
| GREEN LANE BURN | Green Lane burn Greenlane Burn Greenlane Burn Greenlane Burn Green Lane Burn |
Archibald Geddies H McMuldroch Archibald Geddies John McLean George McHaffie Esqr. |
014 | [Situation] S.W. [South West] of Carty Port (New Quay) and North of the Moss of Cree. A small stream from the Waters of the Moss of Cree or Cree Moss. |
| CRAIGENCROSH | Craigoncrosh Craigencrosh |
Robert Stroyan George McHaffie Esqr. |
013 | [Situation] near to and S.E [South East] of Barhill Wood. A large field so called from the remains of a dwelling house standing on it.- |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 21
Parish of Penninghame
Form 136 Page
67 Carty Bridge
67 Green Lane Burn
64 Craigencrosh
[Notes]
"Lane" - A Brook of which the motion is so slow as to be scarcely perceptible
"Burn" - A rivulet a brook" Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary
"Creag" A rock, Gaelic
"an" diminutive
"Crois" A cross
Gaelic Dictionary
"Craig" A rock
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.