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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALDENOCH CASTLE | Galdenoch Castle Galdenoch Castle Galdenoch Castle Galdenoch Castle Galdenoch Galdenoch |
William Campbell John Hegans Rl. Engrs. [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 See Name List Plan 9B Chalmers Caledonia Vol [Volume] 3 Page 442 Nicholson Galloway Vol [Volume] 2 Appx [Appendix] P [Page] 35 |
009 | [Situation] In the N.W. [North West] portion of the parish of Leswalt About 6 miles N.W. [North West] from the town of Stranraer and about 6 miles North from Portpatrick & about 1 1/8 miles W by N [West by North] from Lochnaw Castle A considerable pile of Building in ruins apparently once a place of Strength. the wall though roofless are standing there origl. [original] height, but in several parts broKen and falling into decay It was first built by a family of the name of Adair who was then Proprietor of some of the adjoining Lands. It now belongs to Sir A. Agnew of Lochnaw & has been the Property of his Ancestors since about the years 1316 or 1318. The Summit of the southern Gable is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Point named by Trig [Trigonometrical] Party Galnoughmoor Old Castle The Ruins of this old castle fall entirely on Plan 9-B The Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] between the two Plans being on the Southern Gable - |
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Parish of Leswalt
Form 136
Page 43- Galdenoch Castle
"Galdenoch, a tower house more than a mile distant from the Kirk northwardly
being about a quarter of a mile distant from Lochnaw towards the north"
Simpsons descriptn [description] of Galloway
Entry for Drumnawhirrin is scored out.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 33 - Parishes of Leswalt and Portpatrick, OS1/35/33
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Leswalt and Portpatrick.
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.