Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALGREGGAN MOAT | Balgreggan Moat Balgreggan Moat Balgreggan Moat |
Hugh Stewart, Inn Keeper at Sandhead Village, Sandhead. Andrew McMaster, Farmer, Sandmill, via Sandhead. Samuel Cochran, Farmer,Sandmill, via Sandhead. John Stewart Miller, Sandmill, via Sandhead. |
022 | This moat is 57 chains west of the road leading from Stranraer and Glenluce and at about 9 chains north of the Sandhead post office commonly called Moat Slap, - " It is of a conical form which is 460 feet in circumference and 60 feet in height with an excavation on its Summit and defended by Circular fosses"- See the statistical account of Wigtonshire by the ministers of the respective Parishes in the year 1841 on it is a ◬ Station called by Trig [Trigonometrical] party Moat and is the property of Patrick Maitland Esqr. Balgreggan. |
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Plan 22.D Trace 2 -- Parish of StoneyKirk
List of names collected by C.A. [Civilian Assistant] Thomas Jordan 2nd June 1847 -- Ist Examiner
Object - Balgreggan Moat - Moat
[Signed] Thomas Jordan
C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 57 - Parish of Stoneykirk, OS1/35/57
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Stoneykirk.
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.