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Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 86 - Parish of Kirkmaiden, OS1/35/86

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Parish of Kirkmaiden

"Slouch" a ravine or Gully Dr [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary

Slochatallie - Form 136 Page 67
Portencorkrie - Form 136 Page 67
Knockencule - Form 136 Page 71
* (Note)
I have made every enquiry relative to the proper name of this object.
"Barncorkrie" is the name of the Farm House (see Page 12) and Portencorkrie (without Bay affixed) of the Bay or
Harbour. I am given to understand that Korkrie means (in Gaelic) a place where the dead body of a King has been
found or buried, hence Barncorkrie, i.e. the Hill of Corkrie, and Portencorkrie i.e. The Port of Corkrie.
The above is from Mr. McNeil Caird of Stranraer, and also the intelligent inhabitants in the neighbourhood
Signed John Michan Private RS & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]

Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 86 - Parish of Kirkmaiden, OS1/35/86

This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Kirkmaiden.

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.

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