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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTAVADDIE | Port-a-vaddie Port-a-vaddie |
John Brown William Todd |
036 | [situation] About 1/2 mile SE [South East] of Mull (farm house) A small creek used as a landing place for small fishing boats the beach of which consists of shingle. |
| PATIE STEWART'S WELL | Patie Stewarts Well Patie Stewarts Well |
John Brown William Todd |
036 | [situation] 25 chains SE [South East] of Mull (farm house) This name applies to a Spring Well on the farm of Mull;and takes its name from a man named Patrick Stewart who formerly resided near it. |
| THE CHAPEL or ST MEDAN'S CAVE | The Chapel The Chapel St Maiden's Cave St Medan's Cave |
Peter McLean John Brown Chalmers Caledonia Vol [Volume] 3 page 440 Statistical acct [account] 1841 page 208 |
036 | [situation] 27 chains SE by E [South East by East] of Mull (farm house) This name applies to ruins and Cave on the Eastern coast of Kirkmaiden The inner apartment of the chapel or Cave is a natural Cavity of the rocks extending in for about 25 Links its breadth at the entrance is about 15 Links, the ruins of chapel is partly of rude mason work the North & South sides are formed out of the rock. There had been a door & Window on the East side the traces of which are still to be seen but the walls are greatly dilapidated. This Cave is called St Medans by Chalmers but not known so well in the country as the Chapel for farther description see the Statistical acct [account] of Wigtownshire Page 208 |
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[page] 57Parish of Kirkmaiden
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Page -140- Porta- vadie
- 140 Patie Stewart's Well
-- 2 - The Chapel
"Pate or Patie" Abbrevn [Abbreviation] of Patrick or Peter
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