Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWHEAD ENTRENCHMENT | Borrowhead Entrenchment Borrowhead Entrenchment Borrowhead Entrenchment |
H.D Stewart Esqr. Tonderghie Hugh Stewart Balsmith Anthony Connel Isle of Whithorn |
034 | The remains of an old fortification on the farm of Cutcloy. It is Situated on the Summit of a Steep rock precipice close by the Sea coast on the land side of it at present there are the remains of four irregular ramparts of earth. Informant H.D. Stewart Esqr. says that within his memory time three more ramparts of the same material Surrounded it on the Same Side but have lately been levelled away for the purpose of Cultivation no traces of masonry are now visible about these ramparts nor is there any local tradition extant to say there ever had been. |
| ROCK OF PROVIDENCE | Rock of Providence Rock of Providence |
H.D. Stewart Esq. Tonderghie Anthony Connel Isle of Whithorn |
034 | A large rock within the high water mark a short distance S [South] of Cutcloy farm house. near this rock there was in former times a vessel wrecked & by the providential escape of Some of the Sailors getting onto this rock their lives were saved. hence the name |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 102 Form no 136
List of Names collected by Thomas Smith c/a [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 34B Trace 10
Parish of Whithorn
Objects
Borrowhead Entrenchment -- An Entrenchment
Rock of Providence -- A Rock
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 85 - Parishes of Glasserton and Whithorn, OS1/35/85
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Glasserton, 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.