Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARLIAMENT SQUARE [Wigtown] | Parliament Square Parliament Square |
George McHaffie Esqr. John McHaffie Esqr. resident |
020 | [Situation] Centre of the Farm A Small neat rectangular square with iron railings & where the Members of Parliament for the burgh are elected & other public business carried on.- On the west end & inside the railings is a beautiful granite column which is the market cross & close by it is an ancient & curious dial dated 1738 which formerly stood upon a pedestal about 8 ft high near to the centre of the square was made together with the market cross in 1816 at a cost of £350.- |
| NORTH HIGH STREET [Wigtown] | North High Street North High Street |
George McHaffie Esqr. John McHaffie Esqr. resident |
020 | [Situation] Centre of the Town A long spacious Street well drained & macadamised. the houses are from two to three stories high & built of stone, on the South side is a large Bowling Green. the East end of which is a beautiful Dial at the west end a nice Summer House raised upon a green acclivity. the Green is enclosed by a stone wall & surrounded with Sycamore and beech trees the foliage of which gives a beautiful & pleasing appearance, It was made in 1810 at a cost of [450] including the making of the roads.- Previous to the erection of the Green & Parliament Sq. there was a Paved Causeway running from west port to the Parish church ( thro [through] the centre of Town) on each side of this were the Peat stacks & filth of every description. |
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.