Volume contents
- 1 - Wigtownshire , Index
- 3 - Wigtownshire , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Wigtownshire , Page 10
- 20 - Wigtownshire , Page 20
- 40 - Wigtownshire , Page 40
- 60 - Wigtownshire , Page 60
- 80 - Wigtownshire , Page 80
- 100 - Wigtownshire , Page 100
- 120 - Wigtownshire , Page 120
- 140 - Wigtownshire , Page 140
- 160 - Wigtownshire , Page 160
- 164 - Wigtownshire , Page 164 (end)
- 165 - Wigtownshire , Title Page
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BIAWN | Biawn | James Shaw West Cairngaan Drumore John McCulloch Cardrain, Drumore |
036 | A small hill on the Farm of West Cairngaan the surface of which is Arable - it is Situated on the South West Coast of the Parish of Kirkmaiden. |
HANNAH'S KNOWE | Hannah's-Knowe | James Shaw, West Cairngaan Drumore John McCulloch Cardrain, Drumore |
035 | Small hill or elevation on the Farm of West Cairngaan. it is Arable and is Situated between West Cairngaan and Cardrain. - |
BRANDY WELL | Brandy Well | John McCulloch Cardrain Drumore James Shaw West Cairngaan Drumore |
036 | A good spring well on the Farm of Cardrain. Situated on the Road between West Cairngaan and Cardrain. Tradition speaks of Brandy being concealled in or about this well by Smugglers hence its name. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 123
List of names collected by John Bray C. [Civilian] Assistant
Plan 36. A
Trace 4
[Parish] Kirkmaiden
Objects
Old Mill Well - Well
Clachan Hill - a hill
[Signed] John Bray
C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 87 - Parish of Kirkmaiden, OS1/35/87
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.