Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PEN [Continued] | The Pen (continued) | is the Royal Arms of Scotland Sculptured in Stone (without the Motto) which appears to be of great antiquity and Excellent workmanship From the very plain Style of the arch contrasting Very much with the fine Sculptured Royal Arms and the antique abutments Suggest the probability of the archway as being constructed after the demolition of the Priory and that part of the ruins were appropriated for the Erection of the arch. At the end nearest the Church on the North side is a house formerly the parochial School Over the door is a Stone bearing a Latin inscription Over an inscription in English the latter is "Train up a child in the way he should go""AD 1730" | ||
| THE ROW | The Row . The Row |
Robert Broadfoot Surgeon Whithorn William Dorman Banker Whithorn |
034 | A short narrow Street with houses of one Storey occupied chiefly by Labourers they are Mean & irregularly built and only a thoroughfare for foot passengers that way |
Continued entries/extra info
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Form no 136
Plan 34A Trace 2 -- List of names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] William Rogers R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Objects
The Pen -- a Roadway
The Row -- a Street
[Signed] William Rogers
2nd Corpl R S & M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
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.