OS1/35/87/70
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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McTAGGART'S ROCK | McTaggart's Rock McTaggart's Rock |
John Brown Richard Gibson |
036 | [Situation] 22 chains W by S [West by South] of Mull of Galloway Lighthouse A rock which cannot be [attained] without the aid of a boat. It is Called after a person who formerly resorted to it while Angling. |
FOXES RATTLE | Foxes Rattle Foxes Rattle |
George Gordon John Brown |
036 | [Situation] 10 chains west of Mull of Galloway Lighthouse A wild and fearful precipice overhanging Inch Shannoch. It has been the resort of Foxes until a very late period. hence the name. - |
INCHSHANNOCH | Inch-Shannoch Inch-Shannoch |
James Brown Richard Gibson |
036 | [Situation] 13 chains WSW [West South West] of Mull of Galloway Lighthouse A Small inlet of the Irish Sea a short distance north west of the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 70Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page 154 McTaggart's Rock
154 - Foxes Rattle
155 - Inch- shannoch
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Chr1smac -Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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