Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [Isle Head] | Ancient Intrenchment | Royl [Royal] Engineers Map | 034 | [Situation] On Isle Head. This is a cut resembling a fosse, but shallow, not more than about five feet deep & is evidently one of the same forts that are so plenty around this Coast and of Danish construction the Same as the Fort at Burgh Head. See note in page 66. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 36
Parish of Whithorn
Form No 136 Page
-- Ancient Intrenchment
[Note]
"There are several Forts or
Castles upon the shore
all looking towards the
Isle of Man." which had possibly been erected to
repel the inroads of the Scandinavians". See Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] of Wigtownshire
page 55
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.