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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDWELL HOUSE | Ardwell House Ardwell House Ardwell Ardwell Ardwall House Ardwall |
Sir John McTaggart John Ferguson Ols Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] Vol 2 P. 54 Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] 1841 Royal Engineers Map Ainslies Map 1782 |
027 | [Situation] In the S.E. [South East] angle of the Parish and 5/8 Mile N.W. [North West of Chapel Rossan Bay. A good plain built house 3 storeys high with a small Kitchen Garden attached and surrounded by a [--] demesne of ornamental ground [--] wooded. at a small distance from the house is a farm yard & offices commonly called the Mains of Ardwell with a large tract of land attached for farming purposes. This house [--] family residence of Sir John McTaggart. This house was built in 1702 at which time the family removed from Killersar Castle |
| MAINS OF ARDWELL | Mains of Ardwell Mains of Ardwell |
Sir John McTaggart John Ferguson |
027 | [Situation] 10 Chains North of Ardwell House A commodious dwelling house and out houses [including] threshing mill & a Saw Mill driven by water with a farm yard attached Sir John McTaggarts coach house is also attached. Occupied by John Ferguson Land Steward & Sir John McTaggart who is proprietor. |
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Parish of Stoneykirk
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 71 - Parishes of Stoneykirk and Kirkmaiden, OS1/35/71
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Stoneykirk and Kirkmaiden.
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.