Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MID TORRS | Mid Tors Mid Torrs Mid Torrs Mid Torrs. |
Ainslie's Map 1782 William T. Saunders Neil McKey George McHaffie Esqr. |
017 | [Situation] In the S.W. [South West] of the Ph [Parish] of Old Luce 4 miles S.W [South West] of the village of Glenluce. 1/2 mile South of Genoch. A farm house with office houses in bad repair with a large farm attached consisting chiefly of sand hills, a small portion is arable. On the farm is a rabbit warren which abounds with rabbits. The sale of which is a source of profit to the occupier. |
| KNOCKCRUNGE | Knockcrunge Knockcrunge Knockcrunge Knockcringe Knockcring |
Robert Mortrie James Thorburn John Mortrie John Guffy William Thorburn |
023 | [Situation] 3/4 mile SW [South West] of Genoch & In the S.W. [South West] of the Ph. [Parish] of Old Luce 3 1/2 [miles] S.W [South West] of the village of Glenluce. A small sand hill on the farm of Mid Torrs on which is a trigl. [trigonometrical] station named Mid Torrs after the farm on which it stands |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Old Luce
Form 136 Page
48 Mid Torrs
47 Knockcrunge
[Notes]
"Torrs" - Heap up, pile up, form into heaps etc.
Gaelic Dictionary
"Cnoc" - A hill, knoll, hillock.
"Cruinne" - Roundness etc
Gaelic Dictionary
"Knockcrunge" is the general pronunciation used in the Country
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.