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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT PATRICK | Port Patrick | 021 | A considerable village or town of modern erection the houses in general are of a good Construction and pleasantly Situated but on low Ground Surrounded by hills or declivities on the land Side this been the nearest landing place to the Cost of Ireland a regular Post office Communication has been Established this was Established 1662 but then only once a week but in later times a Steam boat plied between this and Danaghadee once every day in its unimproved State this place was very unfit for the accommodation of vessels Scarsly fit to Shelter Small fishing boats been only a meer inlet or Creek between Rocks but Subsequently a very fine pier was built and a reflecting light house this even been found insure another project was formed and carried on aspiration in 1822 under the Superintendence of government and sarted by the Otherity of Parliament of greatly Improving the harbour on the South Side another strong pier has been built and another reflecting light house has been built on another improved [plan] on the S [South] Side the harbour has been much Emproved by the erection of another Pier but the diffaculties in this place Seems almost insurmountable which leaves the Pier in a unfinished State much of it having been Broken and damaged by the Tyde the total since 1822 Expended by government in Emproving the harbour £170 601 See the other side [Continued] |
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Parish [of] Port Patrick
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(3 Chains Scale Portpatrick)
List of Names collected by P Connell Pt RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
Object
Portpatrick - Town
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.