OS1/35/34/27

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  3. Wigtownshire OS Name Books, 1845-1849
  4. Wigtownshire, volume 34
  5. OS1/35/34/27
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
GREY HILL Grey Hill
Grey Hill		 Alexander McWilliam
James McWilliam		 015 [Situation] 1/2 Mile E by N [East by North] of Broad Moor
A Small hill on the farm of High Auchenrie nearly of a ridge like shape the Surface is heathy pasture
TOM'S CAIRN Tom's Cairn
Tom's Cairn		 Alexander McWilliam
James McWilliam		 015 [Situation] 1/4 Mile E by N [East by North] of the Trigl. [Trigonometrical] ◬ [Station] on Broad Moor
A Small heap of Stones on Braid Moor which was collected to mark the grave & Spot where a child had been found dead after perishing in a Snow Storm. There is a tradition in the Country that a child of about 7 years of Age perished at this spot in a Snow Storm and was here buried. -

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Parish of Portpatrick

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Chr1smac -Moderator, Brenda Pollock

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Leswalt Parish, Portpatrick Parish, Wigtownshire County

  Linked mapsheets.

Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Wigtownshire, Sheet 15 Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Wigtownshire, Sheet 15