Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATTLE MARKET | Cattle MarKet Cattle MarKet |
Lawrence Hughes Inn Keeper Hanover Street Stranraer David Cowan Rephad Stranraer |
016 | A Field in which is held a Monthly MarKet for the Sale of BlacK Cattle. And has in it three wooden Booths for the Sale of Spirits &c on MarKet days, for each for these Booths the person Occupying them pays a rent £1.0.0 Yearly, the MarKets are held on the 3rd. Friday of each month from April to November. The tenant of the farm on which this field is Situated Pays rent for this field the Same as any other of his farm- And from the Custom on Cattle &c he has also to pay a rent to the Burgh of Stranraer This MarKet place is not permanent it Can & has been Changed from one field to another at the option of the Farmer And by Consent of Burgh Magistrates & Town Council This Farm in which the marKet is held is on the property of the Earl of Stair |
Continued entries/extra info
5 foot Scale Stranraer - List of Names collected by -- [Page] 199 -- Trace No. 4
Object
Cattle Market - MarKet Place
[Signed] D. Griffin
Cpl RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
10 th. June 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.