Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOVE CAVE | Dove Cave Dove Cave |
William Horner (Herd) Salt Pans (via) Stranraer John McCutcheon (Herd) Larbrax (via) Stranraer |
015 | This is a narrow creek the tide flows to where the Cave is and is a perpendicular, & it takes its name from Pidgeons or Doves building their nests therein. |
| SCART CRAIG | Scart Craig Scart Craig |
William Horner (Herd) Salt Pans (via) Stranraer John McCutcheon Larbrax (via) Stranraer |
015 | This is a point of rock on the Sea Coast and it takes its name from a bird Called the Scart that perches thereon. |
| LARBRAX MOOR | Larbrax Moor Larbrax Moor |
Andrew McNeil Galdnoch by Stranraer Charles Kerr Little Larbrax by Stranraer |
015 | A large tract of Moory land in the farm of Larbrax the property of Sir A. Agnew |
| DOVE CAVE | Dove Cave Dove Dave |
William Horner (Herd) Salt Pans (via) Stranraer John McCutcheon (Herd) Larbrax (via) Stranraer |
015 | This is situated on the South side of a perpendicular rock, the tide Comes in to the bottom, and takes its name frorom Pidgeons or Doves resorting it |
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List of Names collected by C.A. [Civil Assistant] Thomas Jordan 30th April 1847 1st Examiner
[Parish of] Leswalt
Plan 15A Trace 1
Objects
Dove Cave - Cave
Scart Craig - Rock
Larbrax Moor - a moor
Dove Cave - Cave
[Note] Pencil note is more or less the same as the "inked in" one.
[Signed] Thomas Jordan
c.a [civil assistant]
Transcriber's notes
Feint pencil notes on the page.
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.