Inch, Wigtownshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Inch coastal parish Bartholomew
Inch a coast parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Aird hamlet Bartholomew
Aird a hamlet Groome
Black Quarter the territory now forming Portpatrick parish, Wigtownshire Groome
Cairnryan a sea-port village Groome
Cairn Ryan seaport village Bartholomew
Cairnyaran a moorland ridge Groome
Castle-Kennedy a hamlet, a lake, and a ruined ivy-mantled mansion Groome
Craigcaffie Castle old square tower Bartholomew
Culhorn House seat Bartholomew
Dalmennoch a small bay Groome
Glenterra or Glentirrow a moorish tract Groome
Glentirrow (or Glenterra) moorish tract Bartholomew
Inchparks school Bartholomew
Innermessan a farm Groome
Innermessan Moat circular mound Bartholomew
Lochans village Bartholomew
Lochinch seat Bartholomew
Lochinch Castle the seat Groome
North West Castle 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
Castle Kennedy 0 2
Soulseat 0 3
Innermessan 0 2
Stranraer 1 2
Dunragit 0 2
Loch Ryan 0 3
Stoneykirk 0 2
Rhinns 0 3
Cairnryan 0 2
New Luce 0 4
Leswalt 0 2
Old Luce 0 4
Kirkcolm 0 3
Portpatrick 2 2
Stairhaven 0 1
Glenapp 0 3
Corsewall 0 2
Ballantrae 0 2
Kirkcowan 0 2
Kirkmaiden 0 4

Names from historical writing

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

Name Author Source
INCH 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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