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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PULWHINRICK BURN | Pulwhinrick Burn Pulwhinrick Burn Pulwhinrick Burn |
Edward Kerr Gilbert Jamison George McHaffie, Esq. |
031 | [Situation] 1 mile NW [North West] of Drummore. A small stream and glen running in an easterly direction between the farms of Low Curghie & Kilstay, the sides of which are covered with furzes & gets more precipitous as it approaches the Bay of Luce. |
| KIRK FEY | Kirkfay Kirkfay Kirk Fey |
Edward Kerr James Jamison George McHaffie Esq. |
031 | [Situation] 1 mile NW [North West] of Drummore. A small field situate about 2 chains south of Kilstay farm house, tradition of the country says the church of Kilstay was in this field & probably from the name there may have been both a church & graveyard. The farmer when ploughing this field turned up some human bones hence the name Kirkfay. |
| KILSTAY BRIDGE | Kilstay Bridge Kilstay Bridge Kilstay Bridge |
William Todd Lightbody George McHaffie Esquire |
031 | [Situation] 1 1/8 miles NW [North West] of Drummore. A small stone & lime bridge with one arch over a small burn called Pulwhinrick, on the road from Drumore to Stranraer situate about one mile from the former - This is a County Bridge. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Kirkmaiden [Page] 19
Poll (Gaelic) A hole, a pit, pond or pool etc.
Cunihamm (Gaelic) Narrow
Ruadh (Gaelic) Reddish, red, etc. dried scorched, etc.
Fey - croft or in field, land etc. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
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.