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Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 42 - Parish of Old Luce, OS1/35/42

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[Page] 9A

OSO [Ordnance Survey Office] Glenluce
Dumfries October 20th. 1846
19th. Octr [October] 1846

Extract.

[Left hand side of page]

" James IV., by a charter
of the 23rd. January 1496.7,
gave a charter to Michael, the
abbot of Glenluce and the
Monks of the same monastery ;
Making the Village of Ballinclach, in the barony
of Glenluce, a free burgh
of barony for ever

Caledonia Vol. [Volume] 3 p [page] 409

Is this Village in existance ?
If so, on what planis it ?
I do not recollect having seen the name .-

[Right hand side of page]

This name applies to a portion
of the village of Glenluce
Bounded on the E. Side by a
Small Stream which passes on
the E. side of the church yard &
the King's Arms Inn & , the Seceder's
church 7, runs into the Lady Burn
on the north Side the boundary
becomes the South side of the
Church yard & thence crossing
the Street (Ch [Church] St. or Kirk Style) &
extending about 49 links to the
west of this Street from which
point it runs indefined through
a garden & crossing the main
Street & thence to the Lady Burn
the latter becomes the boundary
to the junction of the stream
above mentioned- See sketch
121 /A

[Signatories at bottom of page]

By Order W S Loop
Secd Corpl. [Second Corporal]
RS & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]

Corpl Griffin R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]

Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 42 - Parish of Old Luce, OS1/35/42

This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Old 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.

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