Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PILTANTON BURN | Pooltanton Burn Pooltanton Burn Pooltanton Burn Piltanton Burn Piltanton Burn Pooltanton Burn Piltanton Burn Pooltanton Burn Piltanton. Poltanton |
William Thorburn Statistical account of Wigtownshire Published 1841 Revd. [Reverend] J. Puller Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. p [page] 67 Statistical Account 1841 p [page] 83 Statistical Account 1841 p [page] 125 Statistical Account 1841 p [page] 237 Statistical Account 1841 |
017 | [Situation] In the S.W. [South West] of Wigtownshire passing near the S.W. [South West] corner of Loch Ryan and joining the Northern point of Luce Bay. A river or large burn which rises in the parish of Leswalt and running in a southerly direction passing by the parishes of Portpatrick, Inch & Stonykirk forming in part the boundary between those parishes and passing through the S. [South] Western part of Old Luce parish falls into the Bay of Luce at Burnfoot. |
| DRUMFLOWER | Drumflower Drumflower Drumflower Drumflower Drumflower |
Garven Longmuir James Gibson Esqr. Map of Wigtonshire 1841 Ainslie's map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
017 | [Situation] In the S.W [South West] of the Parish of Old Luce 3 1/2 miles West of Glenluce. A substantial farm house with office houses in good repair with 240 acres arable land attached occupied by Garvin Longmuir The property of Sir James D. Hay Bart [Baronet] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Old Luce
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[56] Piltanton Burn
Drumflower
"Pol - Puil" - A pond a pool
"An" - Administrative
"Ob. Oa. Oan" - A bay. a creek. a harbour Gaelic Dictionary
"Druim" - The ridge of a hill. Gaelic Dictionary
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 41 - Parishes of Old Luce and Inch, OS1/35/41
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Old Luce, 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.