Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUND'S LOUP | Hound's Loup Hound's Loup |
John Murdoch Alexander Nevin |
021 | [Situation] 7/8 mile SE [South East] of the New Lighthouse A small creek or Gully on the [sea] Shore amongst rocks the Tide flows into it. It is said a [hound] leaped over it. It also has [a] dangerous appearance |
| CRAIGOCH PARK | Craigoch Park Craigoch Park Craigoch Park Craigoch Park Craigauch Craigoch Park |
John Murdoch Esqr. Arther Gordon William Kerr John Thomson Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
021 | [Situation] 1 1/4 miles ESE [East South East] of Port Patrick A new farm house and [out] houses, in progress, with [a] farm of 300 acres of land attached the greater part [of] which is coarse - On it is [an] old thatched house where [the] Occupier of the farm lives. The Property of M. G. [Major General] Hunter Blair Dunskey - On the farm is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station [called] by Trigl' [Trigonometrical] Party Craigith [Park] |
| PORTREE BRIDGE | Craigoch Bridge Craigoch Bridge Portree bridge Portree bridge Portree Bridge Portree Bridge |
John Murdoch Esqr. Arther Gordon George McHaffie Esqr. John McCracken William Thorburn Arthur H Gordon |
021 | [Situation] 5/8 mile E. by S. [East by South] of Port Patrick A small stone bridge with one [arch] on the road from Port Patrick [to] Port Logan and over Craigoch burn close to the South side Portree house - It is a County [Bridge] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 56
Parish of Port Patrick
Form 136
Page
153 -- Hound's Loup
157 -- Criagoch Park
145 -- Portree bridge
[Note]
"Loup" A leap, a spring
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
[Craigoch] -- See Note in page 59
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.