Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLORS GAT | Taylors Gat Taylors Gat Taylors Gat |
Alexander Stewart David McMonies George McHaffie Esqr |
037 | [Situation] 25 Chains WNW [West North West] of Castle Feather. A rock on the sea coast and farm of Cutcloy resorted to by fishermen |
| SLOCKANGLASS | Slockanglass Slockanglass Slockanglass |
Alexander Stewart David McMonies George McHaffie Esqr |
034 | [Situation] 3/4 mile South of Cutcloy A rock on the Sea coast and farm of Cutcloy resorted to by fishermen |
| CASTLE FEATHER | Castle Feather Castle Feather Castle Feather (in ruins) Ruins Castle Feather . Ruins Castle Feather Castle Feather (Site of) Castle Feather (Site of ) Castle Feather (Site of) |
Alexander Stewart David McMonies Ainslies Map 1782 . Royl. Engrs, [Royal Engineers] Map George McHaffie Esqr H. D. Stewart Esqr . Hugh Stewart . Anthony Connell |
034 | [Situation] About 2 1/2 miles SW. [South West] by W. [West] of Isle of Whithorn. The site of an ancient castle which stood on a projecting eminence on the sea coast and farm of Cutcloy it appears to have been defended on the land side by a fosse & on the sea side by a natural precipice no portion of it remains at present, very little is known in the locality of its history it is supposed to have belonged to an English family named Feather. Featherd. or Featherston. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 59 -- Parish of Whithorn
Form 136
Page 120 -- Taylors Gat
120 -- Slockanglass
119 -- Castle Feather - [note] "For a further description of this object
see page 119 "
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.