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
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRICK-A-MURLOW | Carrick-a-murlow, Point of Rocks and Fishing Seat | John Brown, Cardryne, William Todd, Drumore | 036 | A Point of Rocks . Used as a Seat by Fisher men when angling. Situated between Slockalkin and Portlennie. |
| PORTLENNIE | Portlennie Creek | John Brown, Cardryne, William Todd, Drumore | 036 | A Small Creek Situated between Port-an--kill and Carrick-a-murlow. The fore Shore of which is Rocky. It is not used as a landing place. |
| PORT-AN-KILL | Port-an-kill Bay | John Brown, Cardryne, William Todd, Drumore | 036 | This Bay is used as a Landing place, and affords a harbour for small vessels importing [Lime], Coals, []. and fo Exporting Potatoes and Grain. The fore Shore Consists of Boulders and Shingles. It is sometimes called Kirk-Port. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 142
List of Names collected by John Callanan C.A. [Civil Assistant]
Plan 36. A
Trace 5
[Parish] Kirkmaiden
Objects
Point of Rocks - rock seat
Creek - a creek
Bay - a bay
[Signed]
John Callanan
C.A. [Civil Assistant]
Transcriber's notes
Please check square brackets in the description.
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.