Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Colvend. You may be able to find further references to Colvend in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Colvend coastal parish and hamlet Bartholomew
Colvend a post-office hamlet Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Colvend.

Place Type of entry Source
Auchenskeoch estate with ruined castle Bartholomew
Auchenskeoch an estate with a ruined castle Groome
Barcloy a hamlet Groome
Barcloy hamlet Bartholomew
Bogfoot a hamlet Groome
Bogfoot hamlet Bartholomew
Boghead hamlet Bartholomew
Boghead a hamlet Groome
Caulkerbush a hamlet and a burn Groome
Caulkerbush hamlet and stream Bartholomew
Clonyard hills and small loch Bartholomew
Howe a hamlet Groome
Howe hamlet Bartholomew
Kippford hamlet Bartholomew
Knockhillie (or Knockhooly) hamlet Bartholomew
Millburnbank hamlet Bartholomew
Millburnbank a hamlet Groome
Needle's Eye natural archway Bartholomew
Rockcliff hamlet Bartholomew
Rockcliff a hamlet Groome
Southwick House seat Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Auchencairn 0 2
Dalbeattie 0 2
Buittle 0 2
Preston 0 2
Gelston 0 2
Southerness 0 2
Rerrick 0 2
Kelton 0 2
Kirkgunzeon 0 2
Kirkbean 0 2
Castle Douglas 0 2
Urr 0 7
Dundrennan 0 2
Solway Firth 0 4
New Abbey 0 2
Milton 0 2
Springholm 0 2
Tongland 0 3
Galtway 0 2
Kirkpatrick Durham 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Colvend. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
COLVEND John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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