Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPTAIN'S CAVE | Captain's Cave Captain's Cave |
Smith Horner, Galdnoch by Stranraer Andrew McNeil, Galdnoch by Stranraer |
015 | A considerable Cave in the rocks on the sea coast where it is said a sea captain took refuge on being cast ashore during a storm when his vessel was wrecked and most of the hands lost. |
| MOAT | Moat Moat |
Smith Horner, Galdnoch by Stranraer Andrew McNeil, Galdnoch by Stranraer |
015 | A high rock [in appearance like a sugar] loaf and about 2 chains above high water Mark on Galdnenoch farm, no antiquity more than any other large rock. |
| GRAVE SLUNK | Grave Slunk Grave Slunk |
Smith Horner, Galdnoch by Stranraer Andrew McNeil, Galdnoch by Stranraer |
015 | An inlet or flat place among the rocks into which some dead bodies have been cast by the sea and is said was buried on the land adjoining. - (I could not find any appearance of Graves) |
| CRAWBERRY ROCK | Crawberry Rock Crawberry Rock |
Smith Horner, Galdnoch by Stranraer Andrew McNeil, Galdnoch by Stranraer |
015 | A large rock Covered at high water and takes its name from being situate near where berries of that name are gathered. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by c.a. [civil assistant] Alexander Dean 2nd Examiner
[Parish of] Leswalt
Plan 15A Trace 1
Objects
Captain's Cave - a Cave
Moat - a Rock
Grave Slunk - an inlet
Crawberry Rock -
[Signed] Alexander Dean
c/a [civil assistant]
15th May
Transcriber's notes
Feint pencil notes.
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.