Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANE FAULD | Stand Fall Stand Fauld Stane Fauld Stone Fauld |
Samuel McClure George McHaffie Esqr. George McHaffie Esqr. George McHaffie Esqr. |
007 | [Situation] In the northern part of the Parish & South of Loch Derry. An uncultivated plot of enclosed land, now grown over with Heath. |
| THE KILN STRAND | The Kiln Strand The Kiln Strand |
John Simpson George McHaffie Esqr. |
007 | [Situation] In the northern part of the Parish and 5 Chains East of Derry Farm House. A small stream running in a Southerly direction, on the eastern Side of KnocKernan It is so called from the circumstance of it passing a Corn Kiln. |
| DRUMMAKIBBEN | DrummaKibben | Samuel McClure | 007 | [Situation] In the northern part of the Parish and East of KnocKernan. A low hill on the farm of Low Derry. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Kirkcowan
Form 136 Page
36 Stane Fauld
"Faulds" A division of a farm, so denominated because it is manured by folding sheep and other Cattle upon it. Jamieson's Dictionary
36 The Kiln Strand "Strand" A rivulet - a gutter, Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Dictionary.
37 DrummaKibben
[Signed] W.S. Loop
Secd. Corpl. RS & M [Second Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 9 - Parish of Kirkcowan, OS1/35/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Kirkcowan.
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.