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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- 164 - Wigtownshire , Page 164 (end)
- 165 - Wigtownshire , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKMAIDEN CHURCH | Old Kirkmaiden Old Kirkmaiden |
Peter McLean John Brown |
036 | [situation] 25 chains N by W [North by West] of Mull (farm house) The site of an old chapel or ch. [church] Situate in a small valley near to the South East side of Portan-Kill it is from this church or chapel the Ph. [Parish] of Kirkmaiden takes its name Nothing of it now remains but the site or foundation (as shewn on Traces) attached to it is a small church yard. Tradition assigns that this had been a Roman Catholic Chapel before the reformation & afterwards turned into a Protestant Church in which the Rev [Reverend] John Callender first Protestant Minister of the Parish Preached. This is the Old Ph. [Parish] Church refered to in Chamber's Caledonia. It is on the Farm of Mull The property of Col. [Colonel] McDowall of Logan |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 61
Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page 143 - Old Kirkmaiden
According to Chamber's
Caledonia Vol[ume] 3 page 440 -
This appears to have been the Old Parish Church
dedicated to St medan, and from which
the Parish derives its name.
and in the Statistical Acct [Account] of the Parish page 205
published 1841 it appears that a new church
was commenced about the centre of the Parish
in 1638
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.