Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS OUTON | Gallows Outon Gallows Outon |
John Hannay Gallows Outon Bailie McKeand Whithorn |
030 | A Farm House & Offices in good repair and at present, new offices being built. on the estate of Horatio Stewart Murray Esqr. of Broughton |
| GALLOWS THORN | Gallows Thorn Gallows Thorn |
John Broadfoot Reefer Park Balie McKeand Whithorn Thomas Campbell Bailiewhir |
030 | A Thorn Bush on an eminence on the farm of Gallows Outon, it rec'd [received] this name on account of a female hanged herself on it and also the farm is said to have derived its name from this circumstance |
| CHAPEL OUTON | Chapel Outon Chapel Outon |
John Allison Chapel Outon John Broadfoot Reefer Park |
030 | A Farm House & Offices in good repair with about 210 acres of land attached. I understand the term Chapel is prefixed on account of a Chapel being at one time on the lands, no trace of it now remaining |
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List of Names collected by John Nish C/A [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 30 C Trace 6
Parish Whithorn
Object
Gallows Outon - House & Offices
Gallows Thorn - A Thorn Bush
Chapel Outon - House & Offices
[Signed] John Nish C/A [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
June 10/48 [1848]
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.