Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHOST HOUSE | Ghost House Ghost House |
John Adair Esqr. John McFadden |
016 | [Situation] About 3/4 mile SW [South West] from the Parish Church of Stranraer At the South end of Gallow Hill A Small cottage Slated occupied by a labourer on Gallow Hill The property of R.V.Agnew Esqr. Tradition Says that a temporary Gallows was erected on the site or near this house for the execution of a Criminal which gave rise to the name Gallow Hill See page 14 .- |
| TOWN'S LAND or GREENFIELD | Town's Land Town's Land Green Field Green Field |
John Adair Esqr. John McFadden Charles McWhinnie Receipts for rent |
016 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 miles SW by W. [South West by West] from the parish church of Stranraer An ordinary farm house & outhouses with a farm of arable land this land formerly belonged to the town of Stranraer as public property or as common it is now the property of Lieut. [Lieutenant] Taylor of Carlisle occupied by Charles McWhinnie and although Called Green Field by the occupier & proprietor it is more popularly Known by the name Town's Land |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 15 - Parish of Leswalt
Form 136
Page 105- Ghost House
210- Town's Land
Transcriber's notes
Entry for Piltanton Bridge Scored out
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.