Volume contents
| name | variants | sources | situation | remarks | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE WILDERNESS | The Wilderness | John Murdoch Esq. Dunskey H[ouse] Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Urquhart Port Patrick |
A piece of Hollow Ground Surrounded by Steep precipices On Every Side there has been 3 persons buried In this place such as those who have a hand in their own death, this place is well known by the persons about port Patrick | Mr. Connell has described the Wilderness as an inlet or creek in the Object column, clearly and error. | |
| PAROCHIAL SCHOOL | Parochial School | John Murdoch Esq. Dunskey | a low hous one story High Slated the house is Occupied as parish School house - Hugh Gibson is the School master the Branches taught are English Reading writing Arithmetic Book Keeping mensuration and Navigation, and the School fees vary from 2 Shilling to three paer quarter the parochial School master has a salary of £30 besides the School fees the Yearly average numbers of Scholars attending is not Known |
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Parish of Port Patrick
List of Names collected by P. Connell Pt. [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
[Objects]
The Wilderness - Inlet or Creek
Parochial School - House
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 53 - Parishes of Stoneykirk and Portpatrick, OS1/35/53
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Stoneykirk, and Portpatrick.
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.