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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIGG BAY | Rigg Bay Rigg Bay Rigg Bay Rigg Bay Cruggleton Bay |
Thomas Craig Pier Cottage Nicholas MacKin Garliestown Mathew Rae Garliestown Statistical Account of Wigtownshire Revised AD 1838 - Page 23 John Stewart Powton Whithorn |
030 | A Small bay Situated between Garliestown bay and Cruggleton point, on the Land side it is well Shelterd and affords a Safe anchorage to vessels passing by it It is a projection into the Demesne lands attached to Galloway house the Property of the Earl of Galloway Sir A. Agnew of Lochnaw is entitled to the priveledge of (by conditions of Sale) a landing for vessels in this Bay with the right of road to and from the Same John Stewart of Powton, informs me that the former name of this Was Cruggleton Bay, however correct this may be, It is universially Known only by the name, Rigg Bay. |
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[Page] 33List of Names Collected by Thomas Smith C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 30D Trace 2
Parish Sorbie
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Rigg Bay - Bay
[Signed] Thomas Smith C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
June 30th. 1848
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