Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL GREEN | Ball Green Ball Green Ball Green |
George McHaffie Esqr. Local Mr. McMaster resident |
020 | [Situation] at the N. E. [North East] end of Wigtown and contiguous to the Parish Church.- Four Small indifferent cottages on on the west side of Wigtown & Creetown Road. |
| CROFT-AN-REIGH [Wigtown] | Croft-an-Righ Croft-angree or Croft Angry Croft Anreach Croft -an - Reigh Croft-an-Reich |
George McHaffie Esqr. This informant could not Spell. John McHaffie Esqr. Act 2 & 3 Wthn [within] 4th- Capt. 5th Scottish Reform Act |
020 | [Situation] at the N. E. [North East] end of Wigtown and contiguous to the Parish Church.- A long and indifferent Cottage with a Field attached which was formerly an orchard at the S. [South] end of the Cottage there is a whinstone Quarry. - |
| PARISH CHURCH formerly CHURCH OF ST MACHUTE | Parish Church [Church of St. Marchute ] |
George McHaffie Esqr. Chalmers Caledonia Vol [Volume] 3 page 424 .- |
020 | [Situation] N. E. [North East] end of the Town of Wigtown. The Parish church of wigtown Consecrated to St Machute a St. of British origin who died AD 554,- The Church was partly rebuilt in 1730 & completely (unknown) about 1770. see Chalmers Caledonia Vol [Volume] 3 page 424.5. It has three galleries viz E. W & N [East West & North] (sittings 660) & is now somewhat dilapidated. the Earl of Galloway is now Patron of the church & titular of the teinds.- |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Wigtown -- & Town of wigtown -- [Page] 5
Form 136
Page 19 - Ball Green
19 - Croft Angry
20- Parish Church
[Notes]
"riegh " A King the Kings croft.
Gaelic Dictionary
The church of St Machute.
in Wigton, with its pertinents were granted
to the Prior and Canons of Whithorn.by Edward Brus
the Lord of Galloway. Chalmers Caledonia vol [volume] 3 p [page] 424
This must have been in the 13th Century
[Initialed] WSL
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 52 - Parishes of Wigtown, Kirkinner and Kilmabreck, OS1/35/52
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Wigtown, Kirkinner, and Kilmabreck.
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.