Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWMOSS | g mc haffie esq. provost mr w mcadam. brunthouse. see name list plan 20 A. |
020 | a large heathy moss | |
| CULQUHIRK HILL | g mchaffie esq. provost. mr w. mc adam brunthouse. r eng map 1819. |
020 | a high arable hill on the farm of culquhirk- | |
| TRAMMOND FORD | tramping ford. | old map of wigtown act parl.t 2&3 gul willim IV. burgh book of wigtown-- geo mchaffie esq. wm carson town clerk. |
020 | the name of a cross roads between low cotland and windy hill it appears to have taken its name from the cicumstance of a wash house being near and where the operation of washing clothes there is performed by "tramping" of them with the feet in water. |
Continued entries/extra info
mr mc haffie makes the following remark on the name borrowmoss. the borrowmoss is a considerable farm the property of the earl of galloway with a large bog or moss adjoining. it was the property of the burgh of wigtown but was fewed away 200 or 300 years ago. it pays the burgh a few duty or ground rent and is the royalty and the burgesses have a right reserved to cut peat in the bog in the name of borrowmoss.
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.