Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNY'S LEAP | Barny's leap Barny's leap |
William Horner, Herd, Saltpans, via [Stranraer] John McCutcheon, herd, Larbrax, via Stranraer |
015 | This is a considerable fall, the face of which is a rock at the bottom is a quantity of stones. the high water comes up within 3 or 4 chains of the perpendicular and it is Called by the name given from a Man of the name of Barny whom it is said of that he jumped from the top to the bottom of the precipice - |
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1st Examiner
List of Names collected by C.A. [Civil Assistant] Thomas Jordan 30th April 1847
Plan 15A Trace 1
Parish of Leswalt
[Objects]
Barney's leap - A precipice
[Signed] Thomas Jordan
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.