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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD TOWER PLANTATION | Old Tower Planting Old Tower Planting Old Tower Planting Old Tower Plantation |
Charles Broadfoot Samuel Hyslop W. Dorman George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] 7/8 mile E by N [East by North] from Sorbie Village. A considerable plantation upon the farm of Sorbie Farm consisting of Ash, Oak, Beech & some Firs, within this wood is Situated the Old Tower of Sorbie, hence the name. |
| OLD TOWER or OLD PLACE OF SORBIE | Old Tower of Sorbie Old Tower of Sorbie Old Tower of Sorbie Sorby Place Old Place of Sorby in ruins Sorbie Place The Old Place or Tower of Sorbie Old Manor-house of Sorbie Place of Sorbie Old Tower, Old Place of Sorby |
Charles Broadfoot Samuel Hyslop W. Dorman Ainslie's Map of 1782. Royl. Engrs. [Royal Engineers Map] 1819 Genl. [General] Map of Scotland Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] 1841 Chalmers Caledonia Vol. [Volume] III, P. [Page] 427. Symsons Descrpn. [Description] of Galloway 1684 George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] 3/4 mile E by N. [East by North] from Sorbie Village and in the Centre of Old Tower Plantation. A considerable old ruin situated in Tower Planting and has been erected in the form of a Castle, its tradition is handed down as having been erected by the Hannahs, an ancient family in the Parish of Sorbie. A little South of the Tower there is a square mound of clay which at one time in all probability was a Camp. It is upon the estate of the Earl of Galloway. See next page. [Continued] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 15 -- Parish of Sorbie
Form 136
Page 55 - Old Tower Plantation
55- Old Tower of Sorbie
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 77 - Parishes of Kirkinner, Sorbie, Glasserton, Whithorn, OS1/35/77
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkinner, Sorbie, Glasserton, Whithorn.
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.