Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURLIN STRAND | Muirland Burn Muirland Burn Murlin Strand |
P. McClelland John McCandlish See Name Book 34B |
034 | [Situation] Running in a northerly direction & falls into the sea north of Cairnhead (farm house). A small stream on the farm of Cairnhead & flowing into the Bay of Garliestown. (It is a collection of Surface water.) |
| CAIRNHEAD BAY | Cairnhead Bay Cairnhead Bay Cairnhead Bay |
P. McClelland John McCandlish George McHaffie Esqr |
034 | [Situation] About 2 5/8 miles ESE [East South East] of the town of Whithorn. A small Bay in the Bay of Garliestown. It is used by fishermen as a place for landing small boats. |
| CAIRN HEAD | Cairn Head Cairn Head Cairnhead Cairnhead Port Yarrock Head Cairnhead of Portyerrock Cairnhead Cairnhead Cairn Head |
H. D. Stewart Esqr Hugh Stewart P McClelland John McCandlish Sinclairs Statl. Acct. [Statistical Account] George McHaffie Esqr John Broadfoot Provost Alexander McMillan Isaac Connel |
034 | [Situation] About 2 3/4 Miles ESE. [East South East] of town of Whithorn. A low headland projecting into Garlieston Bay near the high water mark on it is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called by the Trigl [Trigonometrical] party "Cairn head". |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 56 -- Parish of Whithorn
Form 136
Page 156 -- Muirland Burn
154 -- Cairnhead Bay
154 -- Cairnhead
[Note] "Muir land - Gaelic: High seas, High tide"
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.