Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE HA' | Bruce Ha' Bruce Ha' Bruce Ha' Bruce Ha' |
Douglas Hawthorn Anthony Paterson Alexander McCutcheon John Broadfoot Provost |
034 | [Situation] At the NW [North West] Side of the town of Whithorn & at the N. [North] Side of the church & Churchyard. A small arable field adjoining the Church Yard, there is a story afloat in the neighbourhood of its once being a hiding place of King Robert Bruce hence its name. |
| OLD KIRK | Old Church Old Church Old Kirk (in ruins) |
Revd. [Reverend] C. Nicholson Mr Stewart George McHaffie Esqr |
034 | [Situation] At the South Side of the Parish Church. This ruin stands upon the site of a large famous Priory of the Premonstratensian Order founded by Fergus Lord of Galloway who flourished in the reign of David the first of Scotland & in which some of the innumerable relics of St Ninian were said to be deposited. on the S.W. [South West] corner is a Saxon Arch probably the finest specimen of that ancient and beautiful Style of architecture (See next page) |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 70 -- Parish of Whithorn
Form 136
Page 184 -- Bruce Ha'
179 -- Old Kirk (in Ruins)
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.