Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMRAE HILL | Drumrae Hill Drumrae Hill Drumrae Drumrae Drumrae Hill |
William McKie Nathaniel Brown Ainslie's Map 1782. Royal Engineers Map 1819 George McHaffie, Esq. |
030 | [Situation] About 1 3/8 miles west of Castlewigg. A small arable hill situated on the farm of Drumrae upon it stands a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig. [Trigonometrical] Party 'Drumree'. |
| RAVENSTON or PULDOWRAN MOSS | Puldowran Moss Puldowran Moss Puldowran Moss Ravenston Moss Ravenston Moss Ravenston Moss |
William McKie Nathaniel Brown George McHaffie, Esq. Thomas Dodds Robert Crawford W. Dornan |
030 | [Situation] About 1 mile W by S [West by South] of Castlewigg. A large track of Moss land the greater portion of which is upon the farms of Ravenston & Drumrae, and estate of the Earl of Stair. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Glasserton
Form 136 Page
23 Drumrae Hill
23 Ravenston or Puldowran Moss
Poll Dobhrain - The otters bog, or pool, etc.
Puldowran Moss appears to be the Original Name
but it is equally known as Ravenston Moss,
from the fact of it being on an Estate of that Name.
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.