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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCKGLASS CROFT or HALFWAY HOUSE | Halfway House Halfway House Halfway House Knockglass Croft Halfway -House Halfway - House |
John Davis Charles McWilliam John Simpson Proprietor's rent roll Rl. Engrs [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 Ainslie's Map 1782 |
016 | [Situation] About 2 miles W by N [West by North from the village of Lochans A thatched house one Storey high in middling repair with a farm of about 40 acres land attached part of which is arable and part moorland. It is situate halfway between Stranraer and Portpatrick on the old road and has been for many years a well Known public house but was not occupied as such these 9 years past. This house and land is also known by the name Knockglass Croft but more generally by Halfway House It us occupied by John Davis. The property of Vans Agnew Esqr. of Barnbarroch |
| KNOCKGLASS | Knockglass Knockglass |
Alexander McGregor James Adair |
016 | [Situation] About 1 3/4 miles W by S [West by South] from the village of Lochans A high rocky hill on part of the lands of Knockglass. The soil is rocky & covered with heath. This hill is sometimes called Cairn Hill |
| OVERTOWN | Overtown Overtown |
James Adair John Edger |
016 | [Situation] About 1 3/8 miles W. [West] from the village of Lochans A Small farm house and outhouses thatched and a farm which was formerly part of the lands of Craigmoodie the greater part of the land is rocky ground and peat moss. Proprietor Thomas Hunter Blair Esqr. |
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[Page] 7Parish of Portpatrick
Form 136
Page 37- Halfway House
39 - Knockglass
47- Overtown
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