Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE KET | River Kett River Kett Ket Water The Ket |
Bailie Stewart R. Broadfoot Ainslies Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
034 | [Situation] Passing through the Central part of the town of Whithorn & running S [South] Easterly to portyerrock Bay where it runs into the Sea A small stream which rises on the farm of Roughan in the Parish of Glasserton and passes in a N.E. [North East] direction under the Main Street of the Burgh of Whithorn. its influx with the Sea is at Port Yarrock about 2 miles S [South] from Whithorn. |
| THE PEN | The Pen The Pen The Pen |
George C. Dinwodie Alexander McCulloch George McHaffie Esqr. |
034 | [Situation] At the west Side of the town of Whithorn. This name is applied to the thoroughfare leading from the Main Street of Whithorn to the Established Church & has houses on the N [North] side & only part of the way on the other where it debouches from the Main Street is an Archway , the abutments of which appears to be of neat antiquity. it bears the arms of the Bishop of Galloway Surmounted by a Bishop's Mitre. (See next page) |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 77 -- Parish of Whithorn
Form 136
Page 173 -- River Kett
172 -- The Pen
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.