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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS OUTON | Gallows Outon Gallows Outon Gallows Outton Gallows Outon Gallows Outon Gallows Outon |
John Hannay Bailie McKeand George McHaffie Esq. W. Dorman, Esq. John Broadfoot William Hardy |
030 | [Situation] About 1½ miles ESE [East South East] of Castlewigg. A farm house and offices in good repair and at present new offices are in the process of erection on the estate of H.S. Murray Esq. on this farm is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig. [Trigonometrical] Party 'Breadlane'. |
| GALLOWS THORN | Gallows Thorn Gallows Thorn Gallows Thorn Gallows Thorn |
John Broadfoot Bailie McKeand Thomas Campbell George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] About 13 chains SW by W [South West by South] of Gallows Outon. A Thorn Bush on the farm of Gallows Outon situated on an eminence adjacent to the farm house, it received this name on account of a female having hanged herself on it, also the farm is said to have received its name for this circumstance. |
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Parish of Whithorn
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36 Gallows Outon
36 Gallows Thorn
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 79 - Parishes of Whithorn, Glasserton and Sorbie, OS1/35/79
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Whithorn, Glasserton and Sorbie.
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.