Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUGH CAIRN HILL | Rough Cairn Hill Rough Cairn Hill Rough Cairn Hill Rough Cairn Hill |
Charles Kerr Farmer Little Larbrax via Stranraer John McCubbin Knockaldie via Stranraer William McNeal Farmer Balgracie via Stranraer John Kerr Farmer George Street Stranraer |
015 | A Tolerable large hill Partly arable & Partly Pasture So Call'd from A Round Fort or Cairn . But more like the Danish forts in Ireland . The Surfice of this fort is now flat from cultivation But the Ditch or Drain of defence is still entire. This hill is on the farmes of Little Larbrax & Port Logan. On the Summit of which Stands A Trigl. ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called BY Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Sheepfold: Situated Convenient to the West Side of the Road from Kirkcolm to Portpatrick this Hill is on the Lands of Sir Andrew Agnew Bt. [Baronet] And is Called Rough Cairn Hill to distinguish it from Other Cairn Hills |
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[Page] 86-- List of Names collected by Private William BirKby 1st. Examiner
Plan 15 A Trace 4 -- [Parish] Leswalt
Object
Rough Cairn Hill - Hill
[Signed] William BirKby
Pe. R S & [Private Royal Sappers & ] Miners
7th. May 1847
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.