Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG RIGG | Long Rigg Long Rigg |
William Harkness Logan Post Town John Auchterson Logan Post town |
027 | A good farm house and out offices over the farm house of long Rigg It is now occupied by four different person works at Auchness And the farm of long Rigg is now occupied by Mr. McCulloch factor to General McDowall Logan on this farm there is trig [trigonometrical] station called by the trig Party Long Rigg and is about 9 chains from Sea Shore on the edge of a planting. |
| ROSSAN KNOWES | Rossan Knowes Rossan Knowes |
William Harkness Logan Post Town John Auchterson Logan Post Town |
027 | A long range of hills on the Auchness farm which is planted now and is called Rossan Knowes the word planting is not used by the inhabitants when speaking of the place as the Say Rossan Knowes. |
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Plan 27B List of Names Collected by P. Connell Pt RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
Parish Kirkmaiden
Chapel Rossan Bay described on the adjoining Trace and Same Plan.
[Signed] P. Connell Pt. RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
13 August 1847
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.