Girvan, Ayrshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Girvan seaport town and parish Bartholomew
Girvan a town and a parish Groome
Girvan and Portpatrick Railway, The Groome
Girvan, Water of Bartholomew
Girvan, Water of a stream Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Ardmillan the seat Groome
Assel rivulet Bartholomew
Assel a rivulet Groome
Chapel Donan place with pre-Reformation chapel Bartholomew
Donne school Bartholomew
Pinmore railway station Bartholomew

Travel writing

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Kirkdominae 0 1
Dailly 0 2
Barr 0 2
Kirkoswald 0 2
Colmonell 0 2
Arnsheen 0 2
Barrhill 0 2
Crosshill 0 2
Ailsa Craig 0 2
Maybole 0 2
Ballantrae 0 2
Dunure 0 2
Kirkmichael 0 2
Straiton 0 2
Fisherton 0 2
Carrick 0 2
Dalrymple 0 2
Alloway 1 2
Glenapp 0 3
Patna 0 2

Names from historical writing

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

Name Author Source
GIRVAN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
GIRVAN AND PORTPATRICK RAILWAY THE F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
GIRVAN WATER OF John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
WATER OF GIRVAN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).

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