Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTANY HILL | Botany Hill Botany Hill |
James McKie Glaik (via) Portpatrick Isaiah Ferguson Auchenree via Portpatrick Comey Oneal Knock (and) Maize Via Portpatrick |
015 | A small Hill the soil of which is very indifferent . It is partly Arable & Partly Heathy pasture. It is on the lands of Knock and Maize . And derived its name . from the time it was first Tilles. from a Saying taht it was preferable to Serve in Botany Bay than work on it or at it. It is the property of the Erel of Stair |
| KNOCK- NA- MOAK | Knock -na- Moak Moake Hill |
Map of Property 1792 at Mr. Guthries office Stranraer Thomas Orr Knock and Maize Portpatrick William McLees Knock and Maize Portpatrick |
015 | Botany Hill is a name recently given to this hill and only a local one , Knock na moak I think should be entered on plan [D. Griffin Copl. R S & M - Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners] |
| MULDOWN HILL | Mulldown Hill Milldown Milldown Milldown |
Isaiah Ferguson Auchenree via Portpatrick Samuel Cluckey Knock and Maize Map of Property 1792 at Mr. Guthries office Stranraer Thomas Orr Knock and Maize Portpatrick William McLees Knock and Maize Portpatrick |
015 | A tolerable elevated Hill the soil of which is very indifferent . And is about one half rough Heathy pasture & arable . on the Summit of which is A Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station Call'd Muldown It is on the lands of Knock and Maize. the property of the Erel of Stair. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 44 -- Plan 15B Trace No. 1 -- [Parish] of Leswalt
List of Names Collected by Pe. [Private] William BirKby P 1st. Examiner
Objects
Botany Hill - Hill
Knock - na- Moak -- Hill
Muldown Hill - Hill
[Signed] William BirKby
Pte. R. S. [Private Royal Sappers] & Miners
2d. July 1847
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.