Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [Burrow Head] | Borrow Head Entrenchment Borrow Head Entrenchment Borrow Head Entrenchment Anct. [Ancient] Intrenchment |
H.D. Stewart Esqr. . Hugh Stewart . Anthony Connell . Royal Engineers Map |
037 | [Situation] The most Southern point of the parish of Whithorn at the S.E. [South East] Extremity of Luce Bay. The remains of an old fortification on the farm of Cutcloy, It is situated on the Summit of a Steep & rocky precipice close by the Coast, on the land Side of it there are the remains of four irregular ramparts of earth H. D. Stewart Esqr. says that within his memory two or three more ramparts of the same material Surrounded it on the same side. but have been levelled for the purpose of cultivating the land no traces of masonry are now visible about this entrenchment. nor is there any local tradition extant to say there ever had been. These remains at Burgh-Head appear to be the works of Magnus King of Norway who made ma descent upon the shores of Galloway in 1098 which is recorded by the Chronicle of Man . And Ware's Antiquities. Magnus soon after finished his career in Ireland. This also is the opinion of Chalmers who quoted the above Authorities. See Caled: [Caledonia] Vol [Volume] III pages 359 & 367. Tho' [Though] the tradition of this locality is. that these forts were built by the natives to repel the invasions of the Scandinavians. - |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 66 -- Parish of Whithorn
Form 136
Page 102 -- Borrow Head
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.