Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTLE HOLE | wm broadfoot. adam dixon. geo mchaffie esq. |
029 | two ranges of houses about 7 chains north of port william on the road to mochrum kirk. theyare occupied by 9 or 10 poor families, the derivation of this name is not known. | |
| LOW DRUMSKEOC | wm. broadfoot. wm dixon ainslies map 1782. r engs map 1829. geo mchaffie esq. |
029 | an ordinary farmhouse and out houses the former slated snd one story high, with a farm of about 63 acres of good arable land attached, occupid by jas jardine . the property of sir william maxwell. at a short distance to the west of the houses is a trig station called by the trig party drumskog on this farm there formerly had been caves made by smugglers to conseal there contiband goods in |
Continued entries/extra info
druim sgeach . the bush hill. the long necked hill but former most likely.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 75 - Parishes of Mochrum, Kirkinner, Sorbie and Glasserton, OS1/35/75
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Mochrum, Kirkinner, Sorbie, and Glasserton.
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.