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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BARRACKS BRIDGE | Barracks Bridge Barracks Bridge |
Peter McLean James Drynan |
036 | [situation] 34 chains NW by W [North West by West] of Mull (farm house) A Small Bridge with one arch on the road from Drumore to the Mull of Galloway. Not a county Bridge. It takes its name from an old building which is adjacent called the Barracks formerly there had been a Company of Soldiers Stationed here to prevent Smuggling. |
KIRK BURN | Kirk Burn Kirk Burn |
John Brown James Shaw |
036 | [situation] Running Easterly from Barracks Bridge to Portankill A small Stream or burn on the farm of the Mull it is recognised by this name from where it leaves the road from Drumore to the Mull Light house, to its influx with the Sea. - |
DUNAN HILL | Dunan Hill Dunan Hill |
John Brown William Todd |
036 | [situation] About 3/8 mile NW by W [North West by West] of Mull (farm house) A Small hill of an oval shape on the farm of Mull the Surface of which is partly rocky pasture & partly Arable land. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page 127 - Barracks Bridge
-141 - Kirk Burn
-129- Dunan Hill
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.