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
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- 100 - Wigtownshire , Page 100
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- 140 - Wigtownshire , Page 140
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- 164 - Wigtownshire , Page 164 (end)
- 165 - Wigtownshire , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEST KNOWE | Pest Knowe Pest Knowe Peat Knowe Pest Knowe |
John Brown Robert Bone Staistical Acct [Account] of Wigtonshire page 207 Revd [Reverend] John Lamb |
035 | [situation] 24 chains SW. [South West] of Auchneight farm house. A green spot on the farm of Auchneight where it is said Some ceremony was gone through for banishing an epidemic disease called burying the pest. |
| KNOCKING STONE HILL | Knocking Stone Hill Knocking Stone Hill |
Robert Bone William McCulloch |
035 | [situation] At the west side of Auchneight farm house. A small hill on the farm of Auchneight the surface of which is rocky heathy pasture. It derives its name from a cavity in a rock upon its summit wherein the farmer had beat his grain, before the general introduction of Corn Mills. |
| AUCHNEIGHT | Auchneight Auchneight Auchnaught Auchnaught |
William Todd Robert Bone Old Map of Scotland Ainslie's Map 1782 |
035 | [situation] 2 miles WNW [West North West] of Mull (farm house) A farm house & outhouses all in good repair with a farm of Land attached Occupied by Robert Bone the property of Sir John McTaggart of Ardwell. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 15
Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page - 98 - Pest Knowe
- 92- Knocking Stone Hill - "Knocking Stone" See page 24
- 82- Auchneight
[note on Peat Knowe] This is a Typographical error. The Author or compiler has been applied to
he says that Pest Knowe is correct Revd. [Reverend] John Lamb Minister of the Parish furnished the Statistics of the Parish.
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.