Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT GOWER | Port Gower Port Gower |
David Adams Salp Pans via Moat Slap William McCubbin Fisherman High Ardwell via Moat Slap |
027 | A small Creek, the entrance very rugged, and from the low to the high water mark boulders, small boats Can not pass farther in than the low water mark and very seldom the like occurs, they persons whom has given the information Can not tell why it has got such a name. |
| GRENNAN HILL | Grennan Hill Grennan Hill |
John McCaul Workman Drumbreddan, via, Ardwell Inn John Gibb Farmer South Ardwell by Moat Slap |
027 | A good pastur hill, the bas of which form nearly a half Circle, in Consequence of the precipices that are on the S. [South] And west Side, It is on the farm of Drumbreddan and the property of Sir John McTaggart. |
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Plan 27B List of Names Collected by C.Asst. [Civilian Assistant] Thomas Jordan 20th August 1847
Parish Stoneykirk
[Signed] Thomas Jordan C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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.