Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAUGH WILLIAM | Haugh William Haugh William Haugh William or Heugh William Ha' William Ha' William |
Alexander Nevin H. Robinson John Murdoch . Andrew Cumming Alexander Thompson |
021 | [Situation] About 7/8 mile SE by S [South East by South] of Port Patrick A small creek or Gully in which the Tide runs for a considerable distance. It is over hung with precipitous rocks It is sometimes called the Lions Den from the circumstance of a ship called the Lion of Boston being wrecked here about 8 or 9 years ago |
| TANDOO POINT | Tandoo Point Tandoo Point |
John Murdoch Alexander Nevin |
021 | [Situation] About 4 chains SE by S [South East by South] of Haugh William A point of land on the Sea Shore of the farm of Craigoch Park It is Surrounded by precipitous Rock on the Sea Side -there is a rapid current visible at the Ebb & flow of the Tide |
| DUTCHMANSTERN | Dutchmanstern Dutchmanstern |
John Murdoch Alexander Nevin |
021 | [Situation] At the South side of Tandoo Point A rock very steep at high water but shelves almost flat into Low water on its steep part there is a figure resembling the stern of a ship hence the name - some say that a dutch ship was wrecked at this place - |
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Parish of Port Patrick
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.