Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWER HILL | Rower Hill Rower Hill Rower Hill Rower Hill Rawer Hill |
Hugh Petticrew Rewer Via, Portpatrick James McKie Glaik, Via Portpatrick John McCissock Glake, via Portpatrick Comy Oneal Knock and Maize Portpatrick Map of Property (1792) |
015 | A Small Hill Partly Arable and partly Heathey Pasture This Hill looks more Considerable in Size than it really is. from the flatness of the moss which Surrounds it . Rower Hill is on the farm of high Glenstockadle And at the northern Base thereof there is A. Small farm Containing 60 acres. Attached or Sublet from the farm of High Glenstockadl. Generally Known in the Country as Rower. probably from this hill. On the Summit there is A Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Call'd [Called] Rower It is the property of the Erel of Stair |
| COAR HILL OF THE GLAIK | Coar Hill of the Glaik | John McKissock Glake Via Portpatrick Charles Kair Little Larbrax via Portpatrick James McKie Glake via Portpatrick |
015 | This name applies to a large heathey hill. On the summit of which Stands a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Call'd [Called] by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party Goar. It is on the farm of the Glake . Proprietor the Erel of Stair. from the Summit of this hill there is A tolerable extensive view of the Surrounding Country & the Irish Coast - |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 43 -- Plan 15B Trace No. 1 -- Ph. [Parish] of Leswalt
List of Names Collected by Private William BirKby 1st. Examiner
Objects
Rower Hill - Hill
Coar Hill of the Glaik -- Hill
[Signed] William BirKby
Pte. R. S. [Private Royal Sappers] & Miners.-
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 34 - Parishes of Leswalt and Portpatrick, OS1/35/34
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.