Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGHEAD TOWER | Craighead Tower Craighead Tower |
John Fulton Moss Croft By Stranraer Alexander Scott near Lochnaw By Stranraer |
015 | A round Tower about 10 feet in diameter at base & about 40 feet in highth Situate on high ground in a wood called craighead and about 20 chains S.E. [South East] of Lochnaw Castle, on a stone of the building is the following inscription - "Built by John 20th Lord Kingsale August 1820" |
| OCHTERALINACHAN | Ochteralinachan Ochteralinachan Ochterlinachan |
Alexander Scott near Lochnaw By Stranraer Matthew Nesbit near Lochnaw By Stranraer John Bigham Ochterlinachan By Stranraer |
015 | This name is applied to a few thatched houses occupied by poor working people on the Lochnaw estate and about 3/4 of a mile South of Lochnaw Castle The property of Sir A. Agnew. This name is pronounced like (Ochternachan) |
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 1a
Objects
Craighead Tower - a Tower
Ochteralinachan - Cot Houses
[Note] labourers etc. employed on
[Signed] A. Dean c.a. [civil assistant]
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.