Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURT CAIRN | Court Cairn Court Cairn |
Mr Alexander McMillan George McHaffie Esqr. |
006 | [Situation] 5 Chains East of Quarter Fell Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station A shepherds pile upon "Quarter Fell". |
| GLED KNOWES | Glead Knowes Gled Knowes |
Mr Alexander McMillan George McHaffie Esqr. |
006 | 1½ Miles NW [North West] of Artfield Fell Two Small hills with a few rocks on their Summit Supposed to have derived its name from the circumstance of the "Gled" building its nest here. |
| THE HORSE HILL | The Horse Hill The Horse Hill The Horse Hill |
Mr. William Cowan Alexander McDouall George McHaffie Esqr. |
006 | [Situation] ¾ Mile North of Artfield Fell A heathy hill part of which has been cultivated but is now grown wild. It is on the Farm of Artfield & on it are the Ruins of two Houses. |
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Parish of New Luce
Form 136 Page
35 Court Cairn
35 Gled Knowes
36 The Horse Hill
"Gled. "Glaid". The Kite From the Anglo Saxon Glida. Glide
"Knowe" A little Hill. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
"Glede" A Kite - "Sheridan" "Walker"
"Glead" A kind of Hawk. Walker
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 8 - Parishes of Kirkcowan and New Luce, OS1/35/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Kirkcowan, and New Luce.
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.