Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT COONAN | Port Coonan Port Coonan |
Alexander Stuart Claymoddie Andrew Cormack Physgill |
034 | A Small bay on the coast & on the estate of Glasserton |
| BLUIDU NEUK | Bluidy Neuk Bluidy Neuk |
Alexander Stuart Claymoddie Andrew Cormack Physgill |
034 | A long narrow and Somewhat Singular looking cleft in the rocks on the Shore near to Physgill but how it got the above name I could not learn |
| ST RINGAN'S CAVE | St Ringan's Cave | Alexander Stuart Claymoddie Andrew Cormack Physgill Alexander Douglas Whithorn D. McCreadie Whithorn |
034 | A Small cave on the shore near Glasserton , a place where tradition says that St Ninian used to retire for the purpose of prayer & study In it is a name & on the roof are a quantity of rude cut letters |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 34B -- List of Names collected by A Craig Prvte [Private] R. S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
Trace 6
Parish of --
Objects
Port Coonan -- Landing Place
Bluidy Neuk -- A Cleft
St Ringan's Cave -- A Cave
[Signed] A. Craig Pt R S & M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
8. Aug. [August] 1848
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.