Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkmaiden , Index
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- 140 - Kirkmaiden , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREECHAN | Creechan Creechan Creechan |
Alexander McDowall Mary Port Drumore William Wallace Cairn-garroch Drumore Nicholson Discription of Galloway Page 87 |
036 | A large farm house two Storeys high with out houses. New & are Slated & in good repair There is also A farm Containing 360 Acres of land atached. At the present occupied by John Hutchison farmer. This farm is proverbial for the Skin teeth & Wool of the Sheep fed thereon being more Yellower than any other Sheep in the Cuntery. It is traditionary so said Creechan is the property of Col. [Colonel] McDowall of Logan. |
| SLEW-CREEN | Slew-creen or | John Hutchison Creechan Drumore William Wallace Cairngarroch Drumore Daniel Wallace Alton, Drumore |
036 | A Small hill all arable On the farm of Creechan about 20 Chains S.W. [South West] of Creechan farm house. Old Writings and Maps give the name of this hill SlocKeen. But now given by inhabitants Slew-creen. There is On the Summit of this hill a Trigl. [Trigonometrical Station] Call'd by trigl. [Trigonometrical] party StriKeen |
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List of Names collected by ...
Plan 35A Trace No 8
Parish Kirkmaiden
Object
Creechan - House & Farm
Slew-creen - Hill
[Signed] William BirKby
Pe RS & M [Private 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.