Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERIFF'S LAND | Sheriff's Land . Sheriff's Land |
Robert Dunsmore Cults Garlieston William Blain Auldbrick Whithorn |
030 | A large tract of good cultivated land comprising the farms of Cults, Brownhill Cruggleton, Baltier, Kevands and Palmallet in the Parish of Sorbie and Auldbrick in the parish of Whithorn it is the property of Sir A. Agnes Bart. [Baronet] of Lochnaw Castle. Mr Blain of Auldbrick informs me that this land was granted to the Sheriff of Wigtownshire by one of the Kings of Scotland it is still Known in the country as the Sheriff's land. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 107 -- Form No 136
List of Names collected by C.A. [Civilian Assistant] Alexander Dean 2nd Examiner
Plan 34A Trace 4
Parish of Sorbie & Whithorn
Objects
Sheriff's Land -- Tract of land
[Signed] A. Dean C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
14th. August 1848.
Transcriber's notes
Sheriff's land is on map 030
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 84 - Parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie and Whithorn, OS1/35/84
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Glasserton, 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.