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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCKWHILLIE | KnocKwhillie KnocKwhillie KnocKwhillie Knockwhillie Knockwhillie Knockwhillie |
Alexander Boyd Andrew McWilliam James Boyd See Plans 22A 22C Andrew Thornburn John Wither |
021; 022 | [Situation] About 2 miles E. [East] of Port Patrick A small hill on the lands [of] Little Port of Spittal the [surface] of which is partly arable [and] partly Rough heathy pasture [On] the summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] [station] called by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Party [Portspittal] the north side of this hill is too steep. - |
| KNOCKAROD | Knockarad Knockarad Knockarod |
Alexander Boyd Andrew McWilliam See Name List Plan 15A |
021 | [Situation] At the west side of Knockwhillie & about 1 3/4 miles E. [East] of Port Patrick A tolerable large hill on [the] lands of Little Port of Spittal the soil of which is [arable] land |
| PORT OF SPITTAL BURN | Portospittal Burn Portospittal Burn Port of Spittal Burn Port of Spittal Burn Port of Spittal Burn Portaspittle Burn Portaspittle Burn Portaspittal Burn |
Alexander McWilliam William Thronburn John Murdoch Esqr. John Anderson John Beggs John Wither Andrew Thornburn John Kilpatrick |
021 | [Situation] Running in a westerly direction passing Port of Spittal Bridge & running into Port of Spittal Bay A small stream or burn [taking] its rise in the mosses and Low [pastures] on the East side of the Tract of [land] called Port of Spittal and [dividing] these lands into what is [usually] called Meikle & Little Port of [Spittal] it runs in a S. [South] Western direction [until] its influx with the Irish Channel This burn is about 7 Links wide This burn drives Port of Spittal [Corn] mill |
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Parish of Stoneykirk
Form 136
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162 -- Knockwhillie
162 -- Knockarod
165/181 -- Port of Spittal Burn
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.