Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYHOLE | Clayhole | John Adair Writer North Strand Street Stranraer Plan of Stranraer By John Wood in 1843 William Bucannan Letter Carrier Hill head Stranraer |
016 | A Considerable Village forming A Suburb on the North Side of Stranraer Its Shape is nearly that of A Crescent & Close to the Western Shore of Loch Ryan Part of the Village consists of houses on both sides of the street. & Partly of A Single row of houses. The Street is Macadamized. but greatly Neglected. As there is little thorafare this way. The Road being Nearly blocked up. by the action of the Tide. At the Entrance of the Clayhole from Stranraer. The inhabitants of Clayhole ar chiefly fishermen & Labourers. There is Some Private residences. Two Public Houses & Some Small Provision hops. The houses are chiefly one Storey high & mostly of an inferior description. & greatly neglected as to Cleanliness. And is on the Estate of Sheuchan & the Property of Vans Agnew Esqr. Sheuchan & Barnbarroch |
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[Page] 118 -- Town of Stranraer -- Sheet No. 1 - 5 feet scale -- List of Names collected by Private William BirKby 1st. Examiner - Parish of Liswalt - No. 136
No. 3.9.10 - Object - Clayhole - Village
[Signed] William BirKby
Private, R.S. [Royal Sappers] & Miners
15th. Feby [February] 1847
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 35 - Parishes of Leswalt, Portpatrick, Stranraer and Inch, OS1/35/35
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Leswalt, Portpatrick, Stranraer, and Inch.
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.