Wigtownshire, volume 75

Page List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks Continued entries/extra info Transcriber's notes
OS1/35/75/1 Parish of Mochrum Plan 29C Index Names of Objects & Page Airlour 47 Airlour Burn 48 Blairshinnoch Burn 12 Barsalloch Point 57 Barsalloch Burn 49 Bruntland 43 Black Loch 30 Black Loch Plantation 38 Broomy Knoews Plantation 35 Barracks 22 Burnside 11 Bottle Hole 17 Clone Point 6 Clone Bridge 6 Clone Burn 6 Craiganally Plantation 31 Cupid Hill 34 Cupid Hill Farm 34 Cupid hill Plantation 35 Cock Hill Plantation 39 Clachan Plantation 41 Cow Park Hill 42 Clachan of Myreton 45 Drumfad Burn 45 Dove Cot Hill Plantation 38 Drumtroddan Plantation 31 Dourie North 26 Dourie South 25 Drumskeog Bridge 18 Drumscallon Moss 15 Drumtroddan Hill 14 Drumtroddan 14 Drumwhodya 11 Drumdarroch 3 Fellyennan 9 Flenk Hole 7 Fort (supposed Danish) 50 Ghost Plantation 34 Hill Head 44 High Moormains 30 High Park Plantation 30 High Drumskeog 10 High Clone 8 Jaspers Plantation 35 Knocknan 25 Kings Loop 25 Killantrae Burn 18 Killantrae Burn 4 Killantrae Bridge 4 Low Clone 5 Landberrick Burn 11 Landberrick 13 Landberrick Hill 13 Low Drumskeog 17 Low Moormains 29 Lochend Plantation 33 Little Rashnoch Plantation 37 Lady Well Plantation 39 Lady Well 39
OS1/35/75/2 [Page] 2 INDEX CONTINUED Names of Objects -- Page Long Row-- 48 Mid Barsallock -- 49 Monreith Park -- 42 Mid Myreton Plantation -- 41 Myreton Chapel (in ruins) -- 41 Myreton Castle (in ruins) -- 40 Myreton Cottage -- 40 Monreith House -- 36 Moormains Plantation -- 29 Mill Hill -- 20 Meikle Killantrae -- 10 Marl Hole -- 10 Moss Side -- 9 Nobel Science Inn -- 22 Port Whapple -- 51 Pates Port -- 48 Port William Bridge -- 24 Port William Mill (Corn) -- 23 Port William Harbour -- 21 Port William -- 19 Philip and Mary -- 3 Row of Dourie -- 25 Ringwhirry Plantation -- 30 Rashnock Plantation -- 37 Standing Stone Plantation -- 43 Sand Glass Plantation -- 37 Saltpan Point-- 27 Ship Inn and Post Office -- 24 School House -- 23 United Presbyterian Church -- 20 Wood Hill -- 13 West Barsalloch -- 49
OS1/35/75/3 DRUMDARROCH alex rowan. peter douglas. geo mchaffie esq. 029 a considerable hill on the farm of killantrae, the soil of which is arable land ; on it is a trig station called by the trig party killintra, the south side of this hill precipitous
OS1/35/75/3 PHILIP AND MARY john bryde. wm coid. geo mchaffie esq. 029 a flat point of land situated on the sea shore between west barr & port william. john bryde says that it has been handed down by tradition that a vessel called the philip and mary had been wrecked at the lear rocks &drifted into this place which gives rise to the name
OS1/35/75/3 druim-daraich. a hill abounding in oak trees or oak wood.
OS1/35/75/3 Philip and Mary was a galleon of the English Navy, built in 1555-56. She was renamed twice during her career — firstly in 1584 to Nonpareil when she was rebuilt at Deptford in 1584, and secondly as Nonsuch when she was again rebuilt from 1603 to 1605. no information as to her fate. (this for information only)
OS1/35/75/4 KILLANTRAE BRIDGE jas wallace. william coid. ainslies map 1782. roy. eng map 1819. geo mchaffie esq. 029 a small stone and lime bridge of one arch, crossing killantrae burn, on the road from port william to glenluce, it is a county bridge.
OS1/35/75/4 KILLANTRAE BURN alex anderson. william coid. ainslies map 1782. roy. eng map 1819. geo mchaffie esq. 029 a continuation of barr ? retaining this name from its entry in the killantrae farm, to its influx with the sea. & forms a portion of the boundary between the farms of high and low clone & killantrae.
OS1/35/75/4 cille na trigha, the church or graveyard near the sea shore.
OS1/35/75/5 LOW CLONE alex anderson. jas wallace . ainslies map 1782. roy. eng map 1819. geo mchaffie esq. 1819 029 two farm houses with syitable out houses including one thrashing machine and a farm of land attached to each containing of about 45 acres. respectively occupied by alex anderson & james wallace the property of sir william maxwell. this farm & high clone was formerly one farm,but is now divided into 4 farms two of which is known as low clone & two high clone.
OS1/35/75/5 cluain (gaelic) a high green field , a meadow, a lawn, a bower etc.
OS1/35/75/6 CLONE BRIDGE w.m coid. geo mchaffie esq alex anderson 029 a small stone and lime bridge of one arch crossing clone burn on the road from port william to glenluce
OS1/35/75/6 CLONE BURN w.m coid. geo mchaffie esq w wallace. 029 a considerable stream or burn taking its rise from the farm of druchtag?, and running in a S. West direction to its influx with luce bay near to clone bridge. to the east of this is a trig station called by the trig part drumsrog
OS1/35/75/6 CLONE POINT w.m coid. geo mchaffie esq alex anderson 029 a flat point of land on the sea shore of the farm of low clone situated between clone bridge and killantrae bridge.
OS1/35/75/7 FLEUK HOLE fluke hole w.m coid. geo mchaffie esq jas wallace. 029 a considerable salt water pool on the sea beach situated between high & low water mark, in it are small fish called flounders caught by the fishermen. flounder is caled fluke in this locality.
OS1/35/75/7 flook. fleuk, a generic name for various kinds of flat fish most generally used to denote the common flounder. scottish dictionary
OS1/35/75/8 High Clone appears on page 8 but no provision has been to transcribe the remarks.
OS1/35/75/9 FELLYENNAN fallyannan. fillyennan. hugh ferguson. jas gilchrist. geo mchaffie esq. 029 an ordinary dwelling house with an out house and about 40 acres of land attached, the house is occupied by labouring men, the farm is divided into two, it is respectively occupied by hugh ferguson & thos, dalrymple of mochrum kirk, the property of sir wm maxwell-- situated to the west of this place is a trig station called by the trig party coldside 1 5/8 mile NE by N of Port William Harbour.
OS1/35/75/9 MOSS SIDE 029
OS1/35/75/9 MOSS-SIDE Moss-side Moss-side Moss-side Moss-side James Gilchrist. William McFee. Royal Engineers Map 1819. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] 029 A middling farm house and an out house with a small farm or croft of about 5 acres of land attached. Occupied by Margaret McGowan. The property of Sir William Maxwell, This house formerly had a bout 50 acres attached buy is now let in small crofts to people residing in Mochrum Kirk. About 1 1/2 miles NE by N of Port William Harbour.
OS1/35/75/9 fal ( gaelic) a penfold,enclosure gainnhein a sandy beach Remarks for Moss Side are not found on this page.
OS1/35/75/10 HIGH DRUMSKEOG High Drumskeog. High Drumskeog. High Drumskeog. High Drumskeog. High Drumskeog. Archibald Edgar. James Gilchrist. Ainslie's Map 1782. Royal Engineers Map 1819. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire]. 029 A good farm house and out house with about 100 acres of land attached, the whole of which is arable. Occupied by Archibald Edgar. The property of Sir William Maxwell. 1 3/8 miles N by E of Port William Harbour.
OS1/35/75/10 MARL HOLE Marl Hole. Marl Hole. Marl Hole. William Fee. James Gilchrist. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire]. 029 A small loch on the farm of Killantrae, formerly a marsh pit, the edge of which is marshy & growing over with reeds etc. 1 3/8 miles NE by N of Port William Harbour.
OS1/35/75/10 MEIKLE KILLANTRAE Meikle Killantrae Meikle Killantrae Mickle Killantrae Meikle Killantrae. Meikle Killantrae. James Gilchrist. Archibald Edgar. Ainslie's Map 1782. Royal Engineers Map 1819. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire]. 029 A good farm house and out house with a farm of about 213 acres, the whole of which is arable land. Occupied by James Gilchrist. The property of Sir William Maxwell. 1 1/4 milesNE by N of Port William Harbour.
OS1/35/75/10 Druim Sqeachrach - A hill abounding in bushes etc. OR Druim Sqeach - The bush hill. Cille na Tragha - The church or grave yard by the sea shore.
OS1/35/75/11 BURNSIDE Burnside. Burnside. Burnside. James Gilchrist. Archibald Edgar. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] 029 An ordinary house which formerly had a farm of land attached, but is now let with Killantrae farm. The house is occupied by labouring men. The property of Sir William Maxwell. Situate close to a stream which probably give rise to its name. 1 3/8 miles NE by E of Port William Harbour.
OS1/35/75/11 DRUMWHODYA Drumwheddie. Drumwheddie. Drumwhodya. Drumqyhada. Hamilton McMeikan. Hugh Ferguson. Proprietors Rent Book. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] 029 A considerable hill on the farm of Glentriplock & Killantrae, the soil of which is arable land. About 1 1/2 miles NE by N of Port William Harbour.
OS1/35/75/11 LANDBERRICK BURN Landberrick Burn. Landberrick Burn. Landberrick Burn. Landberrick Burn. Landberrick Burn. James Gilchrist. Hamilton McMeikan. James McMaster. William McMaster. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] 029 The continuation of Blairshinnoch Burn retaining this name from its entry into Landberrick farm to the adjoining farm through which it runs. Running in a southerly direction passing west side of Wood Hills & Landberrick Hill & E. side of Burnside.
OS1/35/75/11 Druim Gaelic, The ridge of a hill etc. Fada adj. Long, of great length. The opposite of short, etc. Drumfada is truly descriptive of this hill.
OS1/35/75/12 BLAIRSHINNOCH BURN Blairshinnoch Burn See Name List Plan 29A 029 For description see Name List Plan 29A. Running in a southern direction passing at the SW corner of Kirkinner Parish.
OS1/35/75/13 LANDBERRICK Landberrick Landberrick Landberrick Landberrick Landberrick Landberrick James McMaster. William McMaster. Proprietor's Rent Roll. Ainslie's Map 1782. Royal Engineers Map 1819. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire]. 029 A long tract of land divided into several small farms, and each of them with a good farm house & the largest of which is occupied by James McMaster. This district of land is bounded on the North by the farm of Airyhassen, on the East by Drumtroddan and on the West by Glentriplock & Killantrae. The property of Sir William Maxwell. About 2 miles NE of Port William.
OS1/35/75/13 LANDBERRICK HILL Landberrick Hill Landberrick Hill Landberrick Hill James McMaster. William McMaster. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] 029 A long hill on the farm of Landberrick (hence its name), the soil of which is arable land. The property of Sir William Maxwell. About 1 3/4 miles NE of Port William.
OS1/35/75/13 WOOD HILL 029
OS1/35/75/13 Landberrick Hill Landberrick Hill Landberrick Hill James McMaster. William McMaster. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] A long hill on the farm of Landberrick (hence its name), the soil of which is arable land. The property of Sir William Maxwell. About 1 3/4 miles NE of Port William.
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OS1/35/75/14 DRUMTRODDAN Drumtrodden Drumtrodden Drumtroddan Drumtroddan Drumtroddan Drumtroddan James McMaster. William McMaster. Proprietor's Rent Roll. Ainslie's Map 1782. Royal Engineers Map 1819. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] 029 A good farm house & out houses all in good repair with a large farm of land attached, the greater part of which is arable. Occupied by Alexander Stewart. The property of Sir William Maxwell. About 1 3/4 miles NE by E of Port William.
OS1/35/75/14 DRUMTRODDAN HILL Drumtrodden Hill. Drumtrodden Hill. Drumtroddan Hill James McMaster. William McMaster. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire]. 029 A considerable hill on the farm of Drumtrodden (hence ifs name), the surface of which is arable land. On its summit is a Triangulation Station called by Triangulation Party 'Drumtrodden'. About 1 7/8 miles NE by E of Port William.
OS1/35/75/14 Druim - A ridge of a hill etc. Trodan - A fight, quarrel etc. hence Drum-Trodain - the hill of fighting or quarreling etc. Note: A tradition in the neighborhood confirms the above suggestion.
OS1/35/75/15 DRUMSCALLAN MOSS Flow of Drumscallon Flow of Drumscallon. Drumscallon Moss. Drumscallon Moss. James McMaster. William McMaster. Proprietors Rent Roll. George McHaffie, Esq. [Esquire] 029 A considerable tract of moss extending from North to South. It is bounded on the East side by Glasserton Parish & Little Balcraig farm, on the West by the farm of Drumtrodden. The property of Sir William Maxwell. About 2 1/8 miles ENE of Port William.
OS1/35/75/15 Druim (Gaelic) The ridge of a hill etc. Sgalan (Gaelic) A stage or scafold; a hut, etc.
OS1/35/75/17 BOTTLE HOLE wm broadfoot. adam dixon. geo mchaffie esq. 029 two ranges of houses about 7 chains north of port william on the road to mochrum kirk. theyare occupied by 9 or 10 poor families, the derivation of this name is not known.
OS1/35/75/17 LOW DRUMSKEOC wm. broadfoot. wm dixon ainslies map 1782. r engs map 1829. geo mchaffie esq. 029 an ordinary farmhouse and out houses the former slated snd one story high, with a farm of about 63 acres of good arable land attached, occupid by jas jardine . the property of sir william maxwell. at a short distance to the west of the houses is a trig station called by the trig party drumskog on this farm there formerly had been caves made by smugglers to conseal there contiband goods in
OS1/35/75/17 druim sgeach . the bush hill. the long necked hill but former most likely.
OS1/35/75/18 DRUMSKEOG BRIDGE wm dixon. wm broadfoot. geo mchaffie esq. 029 a small stone & lime bridge crossing a small stream, on the road from port william to glenluce. situated close to bottle hole ( a county bridge)
OS1/35/75/18 KILLANTRAE BURN wm dixon. wm broadfoot. geo mchaffie esq. ainslies map 1782 029 a small burn rising from the fasrm of chilcarroch and running in a north west direction to its influx with luce bay at port william, this burn has saveral names from the farms through which it runs.
OS1/35/75/18 cille na traighe, gaelic , the burying ground or the chapel by the sea side.
OS1/35/75/19 PORT WILLIAM 029 a considerable village and sea port on the coast of luce bay, situate on the coast road between glenluce and whithorn 14 miles south east of the former &p. w. n. west of the latter, it was errected in the year 1770 by sir william maxwellof monrieth,in honour of whom it is named. it consists chiefly of well built cottages all slated, the inhabitants of which are chiefly fishermen,mariners & agriculturalists , in it is a neat chapelbelonging to the united presbyterian church of scotland, school house post office,4 public houses & several small grocers shopsshops. also in 1788 a small barracks house was erected for the accomodation of the military & customs house officers, which was sent occationallyfor the suppression of smuggling. there is also a market in it every wednesday attended by farmers chiefly, who transacts business with each other, they are accomodated with a banker from wigtown on the same day. tha harbour is small but safe( for which see description) population about 600
OS1/35/75/19 port william a neat small village which was founded by sir william maxwellof monrieth, about 20 years ago in honour of whom it is named sinclairs stat. accty. vol 17 page 661.
OS1/35/75/20 MILL HILL 029
OS1/35/75/20 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH [Port William] 029
OS1/35/75/21 PORT WILLIAM HARBOUR john mc master. wm wither. geo mchaffie esq. 029 a small but safe harbour on the coast of luce bay, situated close to the west side of port william village, erected by sir william maxwell of monreith in the year 1800. it is sufficiently commodious, on all sides but the south, it is well sheltered by the land; on the south it is defended by an artificial rampart or strong wall, and it easily admits vessels of 200 tons burden. the vessels belonging to it are 12 in number, and agregately about 750 in tonnage. large quantities of agrecultural produce are shipped for liverpool,fleetwood & lancaster, imports are lime, guanno,bones%coals. harbour dues are 2d per ton. paid to sir william maxwell
OS1/35/75/22 BARRACKS [Port William] 029
OS1/35/75/22 NOBLE SCIENCE INN [Port William] 029
OS1/35/75/23 PORT WILLIAM MILL (corn) 029
OS1/35/75/23 SCHOOL HOUSE [Port Will 'am] 029
OS1/35/75/24 PORT WILLIAM BRIDGE 029
OS1/35/75/24 SHIP INN and POST OFFIC [Port William] 029
OS1/35/75/25 KING'S LOOP 029
OS1/35/75/25 KNOCKNAR 029
OS1/35/75/25 ROW OF DOURIE 029
OS1/35/75/26 DOURIE NORTH 029
OS1/35/75/26 DOURIE SOUTH 029
OS1/35/75/27 SALTPAN POINT 029
OS1/35/75/29 LOCHEND PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/29 LOW MOORMAINS 029
OS1/35/75/29 MOORMAINS PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/30 HIGH MOORMAINS 029
OS1/35/75/30 HIGH PARK PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/30 RINGWHIRRY PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/31 CRAIGANALLY PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/31 DRUMTRODDAN PLANTATION 029
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OS1/35/75/33 LOCH HILL 029
OS1/35/75/33 LOCH HILL PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/33 WHITE LOCH OF MYRETON 029
OS1/35/75/34 CUPID HILL 029
OS1/35/75/34 CUPID HILL FARM 029
OS1/35/75/34 GHOST PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/35 BROOMY KNOWES PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/35 CUPID HILL PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/35 JASPER'S PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/36 MONREITH HOUSE 029
OS1/35/75/37 LITTLE RASHNOCK PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/37 RASHNOCK PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/37 SAND GLASS PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/38 BLACK LOCH 029
OS1/35/75/38 BLACK LOCH PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/38 DOVE COT HILL PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/39 COCK HILL PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/39 LADY WELL 029
OS1/35/75/39 LADY WELL PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/40 MYRETON CASTLE 029
OS1/35/75/40 MYRETON COTTAGE 029
OS1/35/75/41 CLACHAN PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/41 MID MYRETON PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/41 MYRETON CHAPEL 029
OS1/35/75/42 COW PARK HILL 029
OS1/35/75/42 MONREITH PARK 029
OS1/35/75/43 BRUNTLAND 029
OS1/35/75/43 STANDING STONES PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/44 HILL HEAD 029
OS1/35/75/45 CLACHAN OF MYRETON 029
OS1/35/75/45 DRUMFAD BURN 029
OS1/35/75/47 AIRLOUR 029
OS1/35/75/48 AIRLOUR BURN 029
OS1/35/75/48 LONG ROW 029
OS1/35/75/48 PATE'S PORT 029
OS1/35/75/49 BARSALLOCH BURN 029
OS1/35/75/49 MID BARSALLOCH 029
OS1/35/75/49 WEST BARSALLOCH 029
OS1/35/75/50 FORT (Supposed Danish) [West Barsalloch] 029
OS1/35/75/51 BARSALLOCH POINT 029
OS1/35/75/51 PORT WHAPPLE 029
OS1/35/75/53 [Page] 53 Parish of Glasserton Plan 29C Index Names of Objects -- Page Blairbuie -- 58 Blairbuie Bridge -- 59 Court Hill -- 62 Drumfad Bridge -- 55 Fell or Barhullion -- 61 Fell House -- 61 Fell Plantation -- 61 Fell of Barhullion -- 60 High Drumfad -- 56 Jamie's Hill -- 57 Low Drumfad -- 55 Lochnahour -- 60 Monreith Burn -- 57 Monreith Tile Works -- 59 Milton Hill -- 59 Tumbling Knowe -- 58 Wren's Egg --58 Waterloo Plantation -- 57
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OS1/35/75/55 DRUMFAD BRIDGE 029
OS1/35/75/55 LOW DRUMFAD 029
OS1/35/75/56 HIGH DRUMFAD 029
OS1/35/75/57 JAMIE'S HILL 029
OS1/35/75/57 MONREITH BURN 029
OS1/35/75/57 WATERLOO PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/58 BLAIRBUIE 029
OS1/35/75/58 TUMBLING KNOWE 029
OS1/35/75/58 WREN'S EGG 029
OS1/35/75/59 BLAIRBUIE BRIDGE 029
OS1/35/75/59 MILTON HILL 029
OS1/35/75/59 MONREITH TILE WORKS 029
OS1/35/75/60 FELL OF BARHULLION 029
OS1/35/75/61 FELL HOUSES 029
OS1/35/75/61 FELL or BARHULLION 029
OS1/35/75/61 FELL PLANTATION 029
OS1/35/75/62 COURT HILL 029
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