OS1/20/151/73
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT | Moat Moat Fort . Fort . Fort . . Fort |
Thomas McMinn William Cornochan John Nicholson Kirkcudbright James Broom Kirkcudbright Alexander Kinnel Kirkcugh. [Kirkcudbright] Statistical Acct. [Account] |
050 | [Situation] About 2 1/4 Miles S.E. [South East] of the town of Kirkcudbright. A small natural mound which has been surrounded by an artificial fosse and rampart, but in consequence of cultivation & improvements in the land the fosse and and rampart is nearly all defaced with the exception of a small portion on the western side of the fort which is almost entire. the fort is about 100 feet in diameter at base and tapers a little to the Summit and measures about 66 feet in diameter. The people of it locality invariable call it a Moat, but people aquanted with such would call it a fort the latter in all probality is the most correct. - |
| GALTWAY PLANTATION | Galtway Plantation Galtway Plantation Galtway Plantation Galtway Plantation |
John Muir Mr Rigg William Cornochan Statistical Acct [Account] |
050 | [Situation] About 2 1/4 Miles SE [South East] by East of the town of Kirkcudbright. A small plantation on Galtway Hill the wood of which consists of Fir. |
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[Page] 73Parish of Kirkcudbright
Form 136
Page 206 - Moat [Fort]
222 - Galtway Plantation
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