Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMDARROCH | alex rowan. peter douglas. geo mchaffie esq. |
029 | a considerable hill on the farm of killantrae, the soil of which is arable land ; on it is a trig station called by the trig party killintra, the south side of this hill precipitous | |
| PHILIP AND MARY | john bryde. wm coid. geo mchaffie esq. |
029 | a flat point of land situated on the sea shore between west barr & port william. john bryde says that it has been handed down by tradition that a vessel called the philip and mary had been wrecked at the lear rocks &drifted into this place which gives rise to the name |
Continued entries/extra info
druim-daraich. a hill abounding in oak trees or oak wood.
Transcriber's notes
Philip and Mary was a galleon of the English Navy, built in 1555-56. She was renamed twice during her career — firstly in 1584 to Nonpareil when she was rebuilt at Deptford in 1584, and secondly as Nonsuch when she was again rebuilt from 1603 to 1605. no information as to her fate.
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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.