OS1/35/36/5
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCHBATLOCH | Lochbatloch Lochbachlet Lochbachloch Lochbatloch Lochbatloch |
J. McLean John McClumpha James McMeakan George Guthrie Esqr. George McHaffie Esqr. |
016 | [Situation] 1/4 mile N.E [North East] of Soulseat Loch and 3/4 mile South of White Loch This name applies to a tract of flat marshy land this place was formerly a loch but was drained by the proprietor it now assumes the appearance of coarse meadow land but is chiefly marsh & rough pasture - near the E [East] side of this place is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] station called "Mark North" by Trigl. [Trigonometrical] party from it being on the farm of "Mark" the place on which is stands being known by no particular name |
| FREE CHURCH [Inch] | Free Church Free Church |
John Crawford James McMeikan |
016 | [Situation] 1 mile S.E [South East] of the Village of Inch and on the South side of the Main Road from Stranraer to Glenluce A rectangular stone edifice erected in the present year (1846) built by Subscription and a donation from the Free Church building Society, near it is the ministers house also lately erected the minister is the Revd. [Reverend] Peter Ferguson the church is capable of accommodating 400 persons the present congregation is about 300 the site together with that of the minister house & ground belonging consists of an acre of land & is rented from the Earl of Stair at £4-0-0 per annum |
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[Page] 5Parish of Inch
Form 136
Page 55 - Lochbatloch
57 - Free Church
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