Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCOOK'S CRAIG | McCook's Craig McCook's Craig |
Map of town 1846 Mr. Finlay Engineer |
021 | [Situation] Bounding the north Harbour on the East & part of the South Side A large mass of Stratified rocks [of] Considerable elevation above high water, this mass of rocks formed the principal shelter for the port [prior] to the building of the piers It is yet [of] great shelter and advantage to the [harbour] On part of this rock is a Small [Stone] building on which is erected a flag [staff] it also serves the purpose of a battery [and] is mounted with one gun |
| SOUTH PIER [Portpatrick] | South Pier South Pier |
Map of Town 1846 Mr. James Finlay |
021 | [Situation] on the South Side of the entrance to the harbour; and at the S E. [South East] Side of the town of Port Patrick. A handsome and well [constructed] Pier built as a continuation of [part of] the Old Pier the Surface work is of massive blocks of free stone & [greylime] stone and around the S.E. [South East] of it is [a] wall wrought with large blocks of lime Stone brought from the Isle of [Arran] and that of Anglesey (the freestone being from Dumbarton) the parapet [terminates] in a semicircular curve and partly [forms] the new lighthouse, the back of this pier is [protected by] a glacis of rubble work on the front side is a jetty [near it's] extremity. The pier was finished in 1832. The end of it was [much] damaged by the memorable hurricane of January 1839 the [wall of] the pier was breached and the foundation of the new lighthouse [especially] [Continued] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 6
Parish of Port Patrick
Forms 136
Page 87 - McCook's Craig
87- South Pier
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.