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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSHAW HILL | Inshaw Hill Inshaw Hill Inshaw Hill Inshaw Hill |
William Hannah Andrew Broadfoot W Dorman George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] 1¾ miles W.S.W.[West South West] of Galloway House. A small arable hill upon the farm of Broughton Skeoag on its Summit stands a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station Called by Trig. [Trigonometrical party 'Broughton Skog.' |
| MILL HILL | Mill Hill Mill Hill Mill Hill Mill Hill |
William Hannah Andrew Broadfoot W Dorman George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] 1 5/8 miles WSW [West South West] of Galloway House A small arable hill upon the farm of Broughton Skeoag. |
| BROUGHTON BURN | Broughton Burn Broughton Burn Broughton Burn Broughton Burn Broughton Burn |
Alexander Houston Thomas Stewart W Dorman G.C. Dinwoodie Alexander McCulloch George McHaffie Esqr. |
030 | [Situation] Running easterly in a general direction passing through the Demesne of Galloway House where it runs into Rig or Cruggleton Bay. A stream Collecting near the old place of Broughton and running in a S.E. [South East] direction forming the Eastern boundary of Broughton Skeoag, it then takes an easterly direction thro' [through] the domain of the Earl of Galloway and falls into the Sea at Rigg Bay |
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Parish of Sorbie
Form 136 Page
27 Inshaw Hill
27 Mill Hill
28 Broughton Burn
[Note] Inshaw may be a con. [contraction] of [innces] which
is the nom. pls. [Nominative plural] of Ennis, An island also
a field or pasture &c.
Cnoc Innise The hill of the pastures or fields &c
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.