Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PILTANTON BURN | Pooltanton Burn Piltanton Burn Piltanton Burn Piltanton Burn Pooltanton P67 * Plitanton p83 Pooltanton p125 Pilltanton , p237 Pooltanton p 237 |
William Thorburn Johnsons Map of Wigtownshire Ainslie's map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. * Statistical account 1841 |
023 | [Situation ] - On the Western side of Wigtonshire near its source passing close to S.W. [South West] - A river or large burn which [rises] in the Parish of Leswalt running in a Easterly [direction] passing by the Parishes of Portpatrick, Inch, & Stoneykirk forming in part the boundary between those Parishes & passes through the S. [South] Western part of Old Luce Parish, It falls into the Bay of Luce at Burnfoot |
| ST HELENA ISLAND | St. helena Island St. Helena St. Helena Island |
John Dole Revd [Reverend] J Puller George McHaffie Esqr. |
023 | [Situation]- In Sth [South] Side of the Ph. [Parish] of Old Luce at the junction of the River Luce with the Bay of Luce - An island formed on one side by the old course of the river Luce & on the other by the new course which has been cut some years ago in [order ] to improve the fishery of this[ place] Since the latter circumstance [took] place it has become an Island form which time the fishermen being at a loss for a name called it (St. Helena) |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 8 -Parish of Old Luce
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16 - Pooltanton Burn
16- St. Helena Island
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 58 - Parishes of Stoneykirk and Old Luce, OS1/35/58
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Stoneykirk, and Old Luce.
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.