Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH VENNEL [Wigtown] | High Vennel High Vennel |
George McHaffie Esqr. A Map of Wigtown. |
020 | [Situation] N. [North] side of Wigtown A lane branching off & running N. [North] from High Street & leads to Newtonstewart, the houses average from 1 to 2 stories high the lane is macadamised & drained. - |
| TOWN HEAD [Wigtown] | George McHaffie Esqr. Mr. Mcmaster resident. |
020 | [Situation] West Entrance of Wigtown] This forms a part of the main Street the houses are generally 2 stories high & built with stone. - |
|
| WEST PORT | west Port. West Port. |
George McHaffie Esqr. Mr. Mcmaster resident. |
020 | [Situation] at the S. [South] end of high Vennel & extending S. [South] across High Street. In former times the west Gate of the Town stood here the houses were built across the street the Vehicles etc. passing under a low arch. - |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish & Town of Wigtown -- [Page] 7
Form 136
Page 21- High Vennel
22 - Town Head
22- West Port
[Note] Venal Vinell. an alley, a lane.
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary.
[West Port] Is not written on 6 inch - and is Old English on 5 feet-
should it not be in German Text - with authority
in favour of the name in person also if the [thing] named
being an Antiquity- Its not in A Statistical History
of Scotland
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.