Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRY'S HILL | harris hill | mr w mcqueen. mr j thomson. geo mchaffie esq. mr mccandlish. |
019 | A small hill on the farm of low barness - and is named after a man whose name was harry or henry.- |
| HIGH BARNESS | barness. | mr j black. mr thompson. royal engineers map. ainslie's map 1782. mr mc millan. jas milligan. |
019 | an ordinary farm house with out buildings attached property of the earl of galloway contains about 300 acres of land of in occupation of mr black. |
| LOW BARNESS | mr j black. mr thompson. royal engineers map. john mcmillan. jas milligan. |
019 | An ordinary farm house with out buildings attached, built of stone containing 200acres of tillable good land property of the earl of galloway. with occupation of mr j thompson |
Continued entries/extra info
barness. (gaelic) the top the uppermost point of anything
neas a promontory or headlandthe english termination ness as in sheerness inverness stromness
n.b. bar a height nis the possitive case of neas a headland.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 50 - Parishes of Wigtown, Kirkinner and Penninghame, OS1/35/50
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Wigtown, Kirkinner, and Penninghame.
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.