Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkmaiden , Index
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- 101 - Kirkmaiden , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALSHERE | Balshere Balshere Balshere Balshere Balshere Belshier Balshere |
James Milroy Gilbert Jamison James Jamison William Todd, Drumore Proprietors Rent Roll Royal Engineers Map 1819 George McHaffie, Esq. |
031 | A small house or shed for cattle which is the only remains left of the houses that formerly were when this was a farm by itself at ould time but now is attached to the Grennan farm & held by James Milroy. The property of Colonel McDowall of Logan. 1/2 mile east of Kilstay Moor. |
| BERE HILL | Bere Hill Bere Hill Bere Hill Bearhill Bere Hill |
James Graham William McGaw William Todd, Drumore Proprietors Rent Roll George McHaffie, Esq. |
031 | A small hill on the farm of Bere Hill the soil of which arable land, probably it might be from the farm of the same name that this hill took its name from. 1/4 mile South of Kilstay Moor. |
| McMUN'S CROFT | McMun's Croft McMun's Croft McMun's Croft McMunn's Croft McMun's Croft |
William McGaw James Jamison Peter McGaw Proprietors Rent Roll George McHaffie, Esq. |
031 | A park of land containing 5 acres of arable land. It is held by the farm of Bere Hill & is well known to its neighbours by McMun's Croft probably from a family of that name having once [....]. 7/8 mile ENE of Clanyard Bay |
Transcriber's notes
Bere - Barley Dr. Jamesion's Scottish Dicitonary
Croft - A little close joining to a house that is used for corn or pasture.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 82 - Parish of Kirkmaiden, OS1/35/82
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Kirkmaiden.
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.