Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOW HILL | Gallow Hill Gallow Hill Gallow Hill |
John McGuffie Baltier (via) Whithorn Robert Dunsmore Cults (via) Whithorn Map of Cruggleton farm dated 1844 |
030 | A Small arable hill upon the farm of Baltier on its Summit Stands a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig [Trigonometrical] party 'Galway Hill' |
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Wigtownshire
List of Names collected by William Rewan C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
Plan 30D Trace 4
Parish Sorbie
Object
Gallow Hill - Hill & Trigonometrical Station
(Signed) William Rewan
C/A [Civilian Assistant] June 13th. 1848
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.