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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNT HILL | Burnt Hill Burnt Hill Burnt Hill Burnt Hill |
Old Map of Property Gilbert Jamison James Milroy George McHaffie, Esq. |
031 | [Situation] 1 mile E [East] by N [North] of Clanyard Bay A middling large hill of a circuitous shape containing 66 acres of land the surface of which is rough pasture thickly covered with furzes near the N. East side of the hill is the ruins of the farm house which was once a farm by itself but is now attached to Low Curghie, the farmer of which holds Burnt Hill as a grazing [....]. It is the property of Colonel McDowall of Logan. |
| MACHERALLY | Macheroley Macheroley Macheroley Macherally Macherowlie Macherally Macherally |
Old Map of Property Gilbert Jamison James Jinkuis William Todd Drumore Proprietors Rent Roll Royal Engineers Map 1819 George McHaffie, Esq. |
031 | [Situation] 1 mile east of Clanyard Bay. A small farm containing 25 acres of good arable land with an indifferent house & out houses, occupied by a farm labourer. This farm is held by an adjoining farmer. The property of Colonel McDowall of Logan. |
Continued entries/extra info
Machair (Gaelic) A field, a plain, etc.
All (Gaelic) A rock etc.
It is difficult to ascertain with certainty what the affix 'ally' has been originally.
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.