Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL WELL MOSS | Bell Well Moss Bell Well Moss Bell Well Moss |
John Hannay James Morrison Douglas Hawthorn |
030 | [Situation] About 2 3/8 miles S.W. [South West] of Galloway House. This name applies to a small loch, which was formerly a Moss but after the mossy substance being all cut away it filled with water and became a small Loch and still retains the given name. It is upon the farms of Burgess Outon and Gallows Outon. N.B. after the moss was all cut away it was afterwards sunk for marl. |
| OUTON PLANTATION | Outon Plantation Outon Plantation Outon Plantation Outon Plantation |
John Murray Douglas Hawthorn Bailie McKeand Alexander MacCulloch |
030 | [Situation] About 2 3/8 miles SW by S [South West by South] of Galloway House. A small triangular shaped palantation of mixed wood upon the farm of Burgess Outon from which circumstance it takes its name. |
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Parish of Whithorn
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37 - Bell Well Moss
39- Outon Plantation
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 80 - Parishes of Sorbie and Whithorn, OS1/35/80
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Sorbie, and 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.