Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHNESS HILL | Auchness Hill Auchness Hill Auchness Fay Auchness Fay Auchness Fay Auchness Fay |
William Harkness John Aughterson Robert Kelly Samuel Colm Peter Lamb Auchness Robert Gibb Fisher Ardwell |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile South of Auchness A low hill of a moat like shape on the farm of Auchness the soil of which is good arable land. on it is a plantation not known by any particular name. |
| BLAEBERRY PLANTATION | Bleberry Planting Bleberry Planting Bleaberry Planting Blaeberry Planting |
John Aughterson William Harkness Robert Kelly John McMillan Ardwell |
027 | [Situation] ¼ Mile South of Auchness A plantation on the farm of Auchness the wood of which is Fir and [--] it derives its name from berrys [--] grows in it called by people of the Country Blaeberry (Blaeberry) is the proper mode of spelling this although the Country people does not spell it |
| KNOCKTAGGART | Knocktaggart Knocktaggart Knocktaggart |
William Harkness John Aughterson Robert Kelly |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile S by E [South by East] of Auchness A low hill on the farm of Auchness of a moat like shape the soil which is good arable land. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Kirkmaiden
Achadh (Gaelic) A field etc.
Neas (Gaelic) An Isthmus, a headland etc
Blaeberry The Bilberry etc Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
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.