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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWAY PORT | Galloway Port Galloway Port |
Alexander Colm Andrew McDonald |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile W by N. [West by North] of High Ardwell. This name applie to a small portion of the Western Sea shore of Stoney River it is well known by the name Galloway Port it takes its name from a man the name of Galloway who had formerly lived convenient to it. |
| RED CAVE | Red Cave Red Cave |
Peter Crawford Andrew McDonald |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile NW [North West] of High Ardwell. A cave in the face of a perpendicular Rock Situate to the South of Sheep Hank it is [inclosed] on the west by a small portion of arable land |
| SHEEP HANK | Sheep Hank Sheep Hank Sheep Hank |
David Adams Peter Crawford Andrew McDonald |
027 | [Situation] ½ Mile North of Ardwell Bay. A considerable rock situate to the South of Black Cave the East side slops to the base of the [prec--] shore. sheep are sometimes on it the name Hank is most probably a corrupted word for Haunt. |
| TORD STONE | Tord Stone Tord Stone Tord Stone Tord Stone |
Peter Crawford Andrew McDonald William Gibson Alexander Renny |
027 | [Situation] 5/8 Mile NW [North West] of High Ardwell. A black flat rock covered at high water situate near to Red Cave it cannot be ascertained how it got its name |
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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.