Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Stoneykirk parish Bartholomew
Stoneykirk a post-office village and a coast parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Ardwell seat, hamlet, headland, and baylet Bartholomew
Ardwell an estate, with a mansion and with various places of its own name Groome
Balgreggan seat Bartholomew
Balgreggan an estate, with a mansion Groome
Float Bay or Port Float a small bay Groome
Garthland Mains a farm Groome
Gill Bay (or Port Gill) Bartholomew
Kirkmadrine a small ruined chapel Groome
Kirkmadrine ruined chapel Bartholomew
Meoul school Bartholomew
Sail Ahead village Bartholomew
Sandhead a village Groome

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
Rhinns 0 3
Soulseat 0 3
Castle Kennedy 0 2
Dunragit 0 2
Inch 0 2
Stranraer 1 2
Portpatrick 2 2
Innermessan 0 2
Old Luce 0 4
Stairhaven 0 1
Leswalt 0 2
New Luce 0 4
Loch Ryan 0 3
Cairnryan 0 2
Kirkmaiden 0 4
Kirkcolm 0 3
Drummore 0 3
Corsewall 0 2
Glenapp 0 3
Eldrig 0 2

Names from historical writing

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

Name Author Source
STONEYKIRK 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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