Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCKTAGGART | Knocktaggart Knocktaggart Knocktaggart |
William Harkness Port Logan John Aughterson Port Logan Robert Kelly Barhill Ardwell Inn |
027 | A low hill on the farm of Auchness the soil is good the hill is of amound like Shape it lies on the East side of the road leading from Stoneykirk to Drummore and 3 miles from the latter. |
| MOSS PLANTING | Moss Planting Moss Planting |
William Harkness Port Logan John Aughterson Port Logan |
027 | A smal planting on the Auchness farm the timber is of a mixed description and is Statted that it is from the moss it has got this awning to it been bounded one side by the moss. |
| BLEBERRY PLANTING | Bleberry Planting Bleberry Planting Bleaberry Planting |
William Harkness Port Logan John Aughterson Port Logan Robert Kell Barhill Ardwell Inn |
027 | A planting on the Auchness Called by the inhabitants by this name Bleberry Planting this name has derived form berry that grow on the wood the description of wood is fir and ash. |
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Plan 27B List of Names Collected by P Connell
Parish Kirkmaiden
[Signed] P Connell Pt. RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
August 13th 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.