Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW BALSIER | Low Balsier Low Balsier Back Fey Back Fey Low Balsier |
Charles Broadfoot John Kilpatrick Andrew McWilliam W. Dorman George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] 5/8 mile South of Sorbie Village. A neat farm house & Offices in good repair with a farm of land attached, the whole of which is arable. It is upon the Estate of Horatio Stewart Murray, Esq: of Broughton. This farm is also well known by the name of Little Balsier & Back Fey. |
| BAR HILL | Bar Hill Bar Hill Bar Hill Bar Hill |
John Kilpatrick. Charles Broadfoot W. Dorman George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] 3/4 mile S. [South] from Sorbie Village. A small cultivated hill upon the farm of Low Balsier. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 31 -- Parish of Sorbie
Form 136
Page 74 - Low Balsier [Note] (Ball. Saibhir) A fertile or plentiful place
74 - Bar Hill [Note] (Bar) A height the Saxon 'hill' added by way
pleonasm N.B.
this is very common
in modern speech
(Ball saibhir) A fertile or plentiful place.
(Bar) A height the Saxon 'hill' added by way pleonasm. N.B., this is very common in modern speech.
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.