Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT CASTLE BAY | Port Castle Port Castle Port Castle Port Castle Port Castle Bay Port Castle Bay Port Castle Bay |
Alexander Stewart A McCormack Royl. Engs.[Royal Engineers] Map 1819 GEorge McHaffie Esq. H.D. Stewart Esq. Anthony Connel Alexander H. Stewart |
034 | [Situation] At the S.W. [South West] Side of Port Castle (in ruins) A Small Bay where fishing boats land near Physgill and adjacent to an old Castle from which circumstance it has probably taKen its name |
| ST NINIAN'S CAVE | St. Ringan's Cave St. Ringan's Cave St Ninian's Cave St Ringan's Cave St Ninian's Cave |
Alexander Stewart A. McCormack Simpson's Description of Galloway 1684 Statl. Acct. [Statistical Account] George McHaffie Esq. |
034 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 Miles S. by E. [South by East] of Glasserton Church. A small cave on the Sea Shore near Glasserton where tradition says St. Ringan used to resort for the purposes of prayer and study it is also said that in it is a grave and on the roof are to be seen a quantity of [rude] cut letters. |
| BLOODY NEUK | Bluidy Neuk Bluidy Neuk Bloody Neuk |
Alexander Stewart A. McCormack George McHaffie Esq. |
034 | [Situation] Near the South Side of St. Ninians Cave. A long narrow & somewhat Singular looking cliff in the rock on the Sea Shore near to St Ring[an] Cave how it got the given name could not be ascertained. |
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Parish of Glasserton
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Page 97 -- Port Castle
98 -- St. Ninian's Cave
98 -- Bluidy Neuk - Neuk -- a Corner - Jamiesons Scottish dictionary
Transcriber's notes
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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.