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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH VENNEL [Wigtown] | High Vennel High Vennel |
George McHaffie Esqr. A Map of Wigtown. |
020 | [Situation] N. [North] side of Wigtown A lane branching off & running N. [North] from High Street & leads to Newtonstewart, the houses average from 1 to 2 stories high the lane is macadamised & drained. - |
| TOWN HEAD [Wigtown] | George McHaffie Esqr. Mr. Mcmaster resident. |
020 | [Situation] West Entrance of Wigtown] This forms a part of the main Street the houses are generally 2 stories high & built with stone. - |
|
| WEST PORT | west Port. West Port. |
George McHaffie Esqr. Mr. Mcmaster resident. |
020 | [Situation] at the S. [South] end of high Vennel & extending S. [South] across High Street. In former times the west Gate of the Town stood here the houses were built across the street the Vehicles etc. passing under a low arch. - |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish & Town of Wigtown -- [Page] 7Form 136
Page 21- High Vennel
22 - Town Head
22- West Port
[Note] Venal Vinell. an alley, a lane.
Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary.
[West Port] Is not written on 6 inch - and is Old English on 5 feet-
should it not be in German Text - with authority
in favour of the name in person also if the [thing] named
being an Antiquity- Its not in A Statistical History
of Scotland
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, joseph mc keown
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