Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCKCAPPY | Knockcappy Knockcappy |
William Harkness Port Logan John Oughterson Port Logan |
027 | Around hill of amound like Shape the soil is good arable land and about the Centre is a small portion of planting. It is likewise Surround by [wood] on all sides but the South it is on the Auchness farm. |
| AUCHNESS HILL | Auchness Hill Auchness Hill |
William Harkness Port Logan John Oughterson Port Logan Robert Kelly Barhill Ardwell Inn Samuel McColm Chapel Rossan Ardwell Inn |
027 | A low hill of A mound like Shape on the Auchness farm the soil is good arable land Cultivated on the summit is a circular planting not known by ant name. |
| SLEEPY KNOWE | Sleepy Knowe | William Harkness Port Logan John Oughterson Port Logan |
027 | Around Knowe or hill on the farm of the Auchness it is planted with fir and ash and is well known by the inhabitants by the name Sleepy Knowe. |
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[Page] 88 1st Examiner
Plan 27B List of Names Collected by P Connell
Parish Kirkmaiden
[Signed] P Connell Pt RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
13th August 1847
Auchness Hill - This hill is called Auchness fay by all the Country people as far as I could ascertain A.D.
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.