Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROCHDOO HILL | Brochdoo Hill Brochdoo Hill |
William McEwing John McKissock |
015 | [Situation] At the E [East] Side of Knockaldie A Small hill or portion of Knockaldie Hill Situate on the farm of Knockaldie |
| GLAIK | Glake Glake Glake Glaik Glaik Glaik Glaik Gleiks |
John McKissock William McEwing William McNeil John Kerr Charles Kerr John McCubbin Ainslie's Map 1782 Rl. Engrs. [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 |
015 | [Situation] At the north side of Core Hill of the Glaik. About 5/8 mile E by S [East by South] from Knockaldie A farm house in good repair [with] outhouses attached with a farm of about 260 acres a considerable portion of which is moorland. Occupied by [John] McKissock. The property of the Earl of Stair |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 34
Parish of Leswalt
Form 136
Page 91- Brochdoo Hill
92 - Glaik
[note] Bruach (Gaelic) A bank, brink &c.
Dubh (Gaelic) Black dark &c.
[note] See note Page 29
Transcriber's notes
John McKissock in Glaik in 1851 Census.
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.