Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN LEIGHT | Ben Leight | Mr Wallace, Girvellan by Glenluce Mr Peter Douil, Glenluce |
017 | A fine large hill of an oval Shape rising gradually on all Sides it is very Smooth and covered with herbage interspersed with fine heath Situate on the Farm of Girvellan. |
| BUGHT FELL | Bught Fell Bught Fell |
Mr Thomas Wallace Girvellan by Glenluce Mr Peter Douil Glenluce |
017; 11 | A Large Rocky mountain of Considerable height around the Sides are Several mosses which taken Collectively are call'd Girvellan mosses on the Summit is a ◬ [Trigonometrical Station] Called by trig [trigonometrical] party Girvellan So called from being on the farm of that name. |
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Plan 17 B -- List of Names collected by William Rogers Pt. [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Trace No.3 -- [Parish] New Luce
Object
Ben Leight - Hill
Bught Fell - Hill
[Signed] William Rogers
Pt. [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Name of Bught Fell is written on Map No. 11
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 40 - Parishes of Old Luce and New Luce, OS1/35/40
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Old Luce, and New Luce.
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.