Family History Resources for Genealogists and Family Tree Research in Kirkcudbrightshire

The places and place names in the parish of Girthon in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, along with many historical notes and links to old and new maps of the place and surrounding area.



Named Places in Girthon Parish

* Indicates apparently now uninhabited or demolished.

Name (Modern Name) Type Record Card
Academy Land Land Feature 54.879890,-4.180341
Aikyhill (Aikiehill or Shekinah) Dwelling 54.921932,-4.205607
Airds In Ruins 54.851364,-4.210982
Airds Bay (Sandgreen) Sea 54.844308,-4.225339
Airds Hill Land Feature 54.847990,-4.211220
Alder Pool Water 54.878792,-4.191070
Algower Strand Water 54.917374,-4.142661
Altiwhat Land Feature 55.007291,-4.252375
Ass House Strand Water 54.867272,-4.178785
Auchencloy In Ruins 55.000638,-4.175502
Auchencloy Hill Hill 54.999981,-4.187058
Auchencloy Monument Monument 55.012654,-4.185114
Back Hill of Orchars Hill 55.013099,-4.260658
Back Strand Water 54.960785,-4.247401
Bar Hill (Cally) Hill 54.861232,-4.180750
Bar Hill (Rainton) Land Feature 54.841629,-4.175491
Bar Hill Plantation Named Woodland 54.861232,-4.180750
Bar of Barlay Hill 54.900930,-4.176973
Barhill (Cuffieton) Farm 54.859900,-4.187245
Barhill Lodge Domestic Building 54.860664,-4.175128
Barlay Burn Water 54.902682,-4.147877
Barlay Corn Mill (Miln of Barlay) Mill 54.891230,-4.182135
Barlay Mill Cottage Dwelling 54.890244,-4.182166
Barlay Sawmill Mill * 54.891503,-4.181694
Barnkirkie Land Feature 54.858547,-4.159161
Barnywater (Barneywater) Farm 55.016798,-4.163733
Barnywater Flow (Barneywater Flow) Land Feature 55.018340,-4.173025
Barnywater Ford Ford 55.018561,-4.162940
Barwhill Hill 54.889185,-4.184010
Barwhill Cottage Dwelling 54.888864,-4.181950
Barwhill Plantation Named Woodland 54.888814,-4.185491
Bathing House (Sandgreen) Sea 54.846596,-4.221282
Belvedere Hill Hill 54.867085,-4.173969
Belvedere Plantation Named Woodland 54.867233,-4.174269
Benfadyeon Hill 54.918164,-4.156823
Benghie Hill 54.935328,-4.228878
Bengray Land Feature 54.914514,-4.137511
Benjarg Hill 54.895200,-4.155100
Benjarg Wood Named Woodland 54.895200,-4.155100
Benmeal Hill 54.991217,-4.238428
Benmeal Burn Water 54.978088,-4.244306
Benmeal Moat (Benmeal Mote) Mote 54.994332,-4.227908
Benowr Hill 54.948440,-4.177993
Big Water of Fleet Water 54.949145,-4.255207
Big Water of Fleet Viaduct Railway 54.952755,-4.251595
Biggins Dwelling * 54.845055,-4.208756
Black Burn Water 54.927721,-4.146776
Black Craig Hill 55.018622,-4.209202
Black Hill Hill 54.937516,-4.200994
Blaeberry Island Island 54.985948,-4.185106
Blood Moss Land Feature 55.013074,-4.297175
Bobbin Mill Cottages Dwelling 54.891355,-4.182638
Boggrie Moss Land Feature 54.963878,-4.217161
Bonny Bosom Land Feature 54.995574,-4.309110
Boothy Dwelling 54.868937,-4.177402
Boreland (Boreland of Girthon) Farm 54.838540,-4.206970
Boreland Burn Water 54.840379,-4.193024
Boreland Wood Named Woodland 54.837018,-4.200190
Brad Hill Hill 54.914925,-4.180453
Branyea Hill 54.993016,-4.264348
Bridge Pool Water 54.879853,-4.185426
Broad Meadow Land Feature 54.871866,-4.187400
Broad Meadow Belt 54.871076,-4.188709
Brock Knowes Land Feature 54.980643,-4.161329
Burnfoot In Ruins 54.957493,-4.211015
Burnfoot Burn Water 54.957585,-4.207463
Bush Bridge Bridge 54.877369,-4.172670
Bush Burn Water 54.877570,-4.175620
Bush Loch Loch 54.876271,-4.167661
Bush Park Land Feature 54.876051,-4.166543
Cairn Farm 54.886482,-4.132705
Cairntop Hill 54.877964,-4.146187
Cairntosh Historical Site 54.900506,-4.137092
Cairntosh Hill Land Feature 54.897069,-4.133167
Cally (Cally Palace Hotel) Dwelling 54.869668,-4.183345
Cally Bank Land Feature 54.863677,-4.204525
Cally House (Cally Castle) In Ruins * 54.873296,-4.186153
Cally Lake Loch 54.873531,-4.183153
Cally Lodges (Double Lodges) Dwelling 54.881688,-4.175167
Cally Mains Farm 54.863271,-4.194610
Cally Mains Cottage Farm Cottages 54.863380,-4.192466
Cally Park Land Feature 54.873555,-4.171995
Cally Port Land Feature 54.872211,-4.188752
Cally Stables Stables 54.872465,-4.177972
Camp Hill Hill 54.863776,-4.153627
Carrick Bay Sea 54.829444,-4.218214
Carrick Point Sea 54.829123,-4.220853
Carrouch Burn Water 54.977452,-4.293960
Castramont (Carstramon) Dwelling 54.918787,-4.203085
Castramont Burn Water 54.930037,-4.200534
Castramont Cleugh Land Feature 54.930037,-4.200534
Castramont Hill Land Feature 54.932429,-4.184312
Castramont Lodge (Woodfoot) Dwelling 54.910129,-4.198773
Castramont Wood Wood 54.912992,-4.197979
Cat Craigs of Auchencloy Land Feature 54.991094,-4.197744
Church Church 54.883900,-4.182380
Clachan Smithy (Smithy) Smithy 54.857156,-4.172167
Clauchan of Girthon Group of Houses 54.857156,-4.172167
Clene In Ruins 54.845286,-4.204145
Cleugh Burn Water 54.932949,-4.205875
Cleugh of Eglon Land Feature 54.982500,-4.278039
Cloven Stone Land Feature 54.965037,-4.191693
Collin Island Water 55.037772,-4.198860
Corbie Craig Land Feature 54.938593,-4.179462
Corse Burn Water 54.970924,-4.222335
Cow Park Land Feature 54.873407,-4.171952
Craig of Grobdale Hill 54.940456,-4.175009
Craig of the Fell Hill 54.927744,-4.192384
Craigaherron Island Island 54.984483,-4.182338
Craigbrack Land Feature 54.943478,-4.251169
Craigherron Hill 54.982968,-4.291900
Craigie Linn Waterfall 54.960873,-4.214739
Craiglowrie Hill 54.983173,-4.273456
Craiglowrie Burn Water 54.989138,-4.265957
Craigmore Point Sea 54.839539,-4.227399
Craigronald Hill 54.989961,-4.308595
Craigs of Burnfoot Hill 54.983140,-4.193152
Craigshinging Hill 54.927211,-4.231531
Craigtype Hill 54.927399,-4.158005
Craigwhinnie Hill 54.994565,-4.256624
Crannoch Ford Ford 55.037270,-4.202957
Crannoch Island Water 55.037270,-4.202957
Croach Burn (High Creoch Burn) Water 54.911171,-4.159187
Crow Hill Plantation Named Woodland 54.865939,-4.168968
Crowcleugh Land Feature 54.905765,-4.140755
Crowcleugh Burn Water 54.909689,-4.142555
Cruffock In Ruins 54.952179,-4.214056
Culreoch Farm 54.932898,-4.204053
Culreoch Slate Quarry (Culreoch Quarry (disused)) Quarry 54.939149,-4.212517
Cuttie Shallow Burn Water 55.014639,-4.291942
Dally Lane Holm Land Feature 54.868606,-4.168453
Dalmalin Burn Water 54.903422,-4.156417
Dalmalin Hill Land Feature 54.909466,-4.153948
Dalmalin Lodge Dwelling 54.898240,-4.186715
Darncree Land Feature 54.979251,-4.207002
Darow Burn Water 54.977747,-4.246281
Darow Faulds Land Feature 54.970471,-4.255550
Darow Knowes Land Feature 54.966973,-4.257030
Deer Park (Deer Park Cottage) Farm 54.857106,-4.192466
Deer Park (Cally Deer Park) Land Feature 54.856884,-4.199375
Disdow Farm 54.886418,-4.160580
Disdow Cottage Dwelling 54.885752,-4.160193
Disdow Drum Hill 54.885110,-4.162597
Disdow Glen Burn (Disdow Burn) Water 54.884369,-4.163626
Disdow Hill or Dendoo Hill (Disdow Hill) Hill 54.894020,-4.166030
Disdow Wood Named Woodland 54.891873,-4.167875
Ditches Pool Water 54.885060,-4.186844
Domins Land Feature 54.974560,-4.280033
Doon Hill Land Feature 54.917538,-4.195106
Doon of Castramont Hill 54.912992,-4.197979
Doon of Culreoch Hill 54.939907,-4.205692
Drumcleugh In Ruins 54.920409,-4.185533
Drumcleugh Burn Water 54.919645,-4.185448
Drumruck Dwelling 54.947771,-4.220392
Drumshangan (Drumshangan & Drumshanganlea) In Ruins 54.924861,-4.212935
Drumshangan Bridge Bridge 54.926384,-4.215467
Drumshangan Isle Water 54.923996,-4.210576
Drumshangan Loch Loch 54.924316,-4.208344
Drumshangan Wood Named Woodland 54.926649,-4.216003
Drumwall Farm 54.877891,-4.157124
Dumbie's Grave Land Feature 54.970235,-4.254221
Dunharberry Hill 54.981540,-4.230403
Eagle Island Island 55.015032,-4.273682
Enrick Farm 54.867068,-4.158995
Enrick Burn Water 54.857071,-4.168711
Enrick Camp Historical Site 54.862505,-4.156273
Enrick Cothouse Farm Cottages 54.867068,-4.158995
Enrick Cottage Farm Cottages 54.868640,-4.155375
Enrick Dairy Farm 54.867068,-4.158995
Enrick Mill (Waulk Mill) Mill 54.861306,-4.159979
Enrick Mine Mine * 54.870131,-4.152005
Ewe Hill Hill 54.953014,-4.168110
Fell of Fleet Hill 55.010388,-4.244102
Fell of Laghead Hill 54.930907,-4.163842
Fiddle Plantation Named Woodland 54.866542,-4.185427
Fisher's Stone Water 54.999562,-4.286021
Fisher's Well Well 54.921159,-4.163970
Fleet Bridge Bridge 54.881094,-4.186263
Flesh Market Land Feature 54.965234,-4.186457
Galla Hill Hill 54.881234,-4.172596
Galla Hill Plantation Named Woodland 54.880557,-4.166307
Galla Hill Wood Named Woodland 54.878419,-4.172682
Gardener's Cottage (Cally Gardens) Dwelling 54.868937,-4.177402
Garniemire (Garniemyre) Farm 54.849374,-4.183153
Garries Wood Named Woodland 54.877790,-4.183582
Gatehouse Hill Hill 54.888097,-4.174012
Gatehouse Hill Wood Named Woodland 54.888097,-4.174012
Gatehouse of Fleet Town/Village 54.883248,-4.181564
Germany Isle Land Feature 54.926057,-4.214115
Girthon Church (in ruins) Church 54.855711,-4.173828
Girthon Kirk Farm 54.856343,-4.172873
Girthon Manse (Girthon Old Manse) Dwelling 54.880118,-4.167612
Glengainoch Burn Water 55.007381,-4.202358
Goat Bught Rigs Land Feature 55.033335,-4.221325
Goat Lumps Land Feature 55.021759,-4.296707
Gormal Hill Hill 55.020445,-4.249177
Grave Yard (Girthon Kirk Graveyard) Burial Ground 54.855711,-4.173828
Graves (Girthon Cemetery) Burial Ground 54.889438,-4.187315
Green Lumps Land Feature 54.928917,-4.183559
Grey Hill Hill 54.913526,-4.163214
Greystone Dwelling * 54.927296,-4.213074
Grieves House Dwelling 54.863380,-4.192466
Grobdale (Grobdale of Girthon) Farm 54.954949,-4.156094
Grobdale Lane Water 54.963829,-4.154657
Gull Island Island 54.987203,-4.181908
Herd Hill Hill 54.941452,-4.233106
High Croach (High Creoch) Farm 54.906475,-4.170480
High Croach Wood (High Creoch Wood) Named Woodland 54.901734,-4.172058
High Flilarg Farm * 54.895173,-4.179229
Hill Cottage (Lochlyoch) Dwelling 54.884556,-4.178565
Hill Faulds Land Feature 54.975161,-4.256710
Hillhead Dwelling 54.882359,-4.167981
Hog Hill Hill 55.029793,-4.175491
Holly Island Water 55.035893,-4.217033
Ice House Domestic Building * 54.870715,-4.181866
Isle of Pins Island 54.939530,-4.218129
Ivy Cottage Dwelling 54.876049,-4.178947
Kaugh Moss Land Feature 55.039370,-4.284562
Kendown Wood Named Woodland 54.842840,-4.203429
Kennel (Kennel Cottage) Domestic Building 54.873580,-4.174527
Kiln Hill Land Feature 54.898142,-4.181737
Kirk Burn Water 54.869160,-4.165987
Knock Derry Hill 54.944400,-4.200382
Knockbrack In Ruins 55.030999,-4.183624
Knockdawn Hill 54.904291,-4.161958
Knockewen Hill 54.834868,-4.195083
Knockgyle Hill 54.926575,-4.195189
Knockmain Hill 55.028643,-4.314880
Knocknevis Hill 55.036520,-4.272888
Knocktinkle Hill 54.911638,-4.172939
Knockwhar Hill 54.911046,-4.188346
Lagg Farm 54.909691,-4.194009
Lagg Bridge Bridge 54.909383,-4.196488
Lagg Burn Water 54.909383,-4.196734
Laghead Farm 54.920765,-4.176930
Laghead Bridge Bridge 54.920765,-4.176930
Laghead Burn Water 54.920765,-4.176930
Laghead Cottage Farm Cottages 54.920740,-4.175257
Lake Cottage Dwelling * 54.872469,-4.184741
Lane of the Loop Water 54.968056,-4.242954
Largoes Farm * 54.914925,-4.180453
Largoes Moor Land Feature 54.914330,-4.173555
Laughenghie In Ruins 54.971484,-4.165932
Laughenghie Hill Hill 54.968617,-4.171844
Laundry (Laundry Cottage) Domestic Building 54.866986,-4.186543
Laundry Wood Named Woodland 54.865529,-4.191350
Lea Larks Land Feature 54.995599,-4.247054
Little Barlay (High Barlay) Farm 54.897737,-4.163818
Little Water of Fleet Water 54.961651,-4.207077
Little Water of Fleet Viaduct Railway * 54.978264,-4.209499
Littleton Burn Water 54.878123,-4.136247
Littleton Cothouses Farm Cottages 54.872567,-4.140452
Loch Fleet Loch 55.002420,-4.253104
Loch Gower Loch 55.034638,-4.270699
Loch Grennoch (Loch Grannoch) Loch 54.999292,-4.284734
Loch Grennoch Lodge (Loch Grannoch Lodge) Dwelling 54.989926,-4.284153
Loch Lane Water 54.975580,-4.189075
Loch Lee Loch 54.897994,-4.173883
Loch Skerrow Loch 54.987476,-4.181328
Loch Skerrow Halt (Loch Skerrow) Railway 54.989515,-4.174258
Loch Whinyeon Loch 54.924073,-4.156445
Lochenbreck Trust (C13) Road 54.939579,-4.162511
Lodge (Belvedere Lodge) Dwelling 54.868675,-4.177946
Lodge (Cally High Lodge) Dwelling 54.871681,-4.159382
Loopmabinnie Water 54.982894,-4.160837
Low Barlay Cottage Farm Cottages 54.899030,-4.186930
Low Creoch Cottage Farm Cottages 54.902238,-4.189504
Low Croach (Low Creoch) Farm 54.904681,-4.189633
Low Flilarg (Fleuchlarg) Dwelling 54.895040,-4.182594
Mail Trust Road 54.875679,-4.162597
Marions Isles (Marion's Isles) Water 55.033335,-4.221325
Marl Pit Quarry 54.889049,-4.187164
Marsh Wood (Cally Mains Wood) Named Woodland 54.860801,-4.199352
Marshalltown Hill Hill 54.851227,-4.172295
McGhie's Seat Hill 54.934278,-4.152554
Meikle Barlay (Low Barlay) Farm 54.898071,-4.186014
Meikle Cullendoch (Cullendoch) Farm 54.960268,-4.252374
Meikle Cullendoch Moss Land Feature 54.962636,-4.251366
Mid Hill of Drumruck (Mid Hill) Hill 54.951607,-4.232549
Mill Dam Water 54.884122,-4.179376
Mill Lead (Mill Lade) Water 54.891355,-4.184011
Mill of the Lake or Mill of Girthon Historical Site * 54.849820,-4.184214
Miller Hill Hill 54.878370,-4.154829
Moat (Cally Motte) Mote 54.875678,-4.173656
Moat Park Land Feature 54.875678,-4.173656
Moss Derry Land Feature 54.943523,-4.205340
Moss Loch Loch 54.899844,-4.162339
Mullgibbon Land Feature 55.035239,-4.243363
Munwhall Land Feature 54.889830,-4.135903
Murray's Isles Sea 54.825227,-4.240574
Murrayton Dwelling 54.930052,-4.223514
Nether Orchar In Ruins 55.031764,-4.196028
New Bridge of Barlay (Loch Lee Bridge) Bridge 54.897672,-4.176394
Nick Burn Water 55.024308,-4.236109
Nick of Branyea Land Feature 54.992202,-4.265164
Nick of Knock Land Feature 54.950605,-4.173045
Nick of Orchars Land Feature 55.017355,-4.221948
Nick of the Dead Man's Banes Land Feature 54.991562,-4.249200
Oak Clints Land Feature 54.977525,-4.193367
Old Bridge of Barlay Bridge 54.895602,-4.182047
Old Military Road Road 54.882592,-4.151739
Orchars Dwelling 55.034870,-4.232818
Palace Yard Historical Site 54.864840,-4.161243
Palfern Burn Water 55.014501,-4.313787
Parsonage (Cushat Wood or Cushatwood) Dwelling 54.881555,-4.178346
Peat Hill Hill 54.895960,-4.147339
Penwhaile Land Feature 54.946551,-4.250248
Poind Fauld Land Feature 54.971540,-4.267868
Pool Ness Water 54.935222,-4.240717
Porters Cottage (Cross Cottage) Dwelling 54.874664,-4.178075
Quarterland Farm 54.931473,-4.214925
Queen's Rig Land Feature 54.964213,-4.172745
Rainton Farm 54.843342,-4.181355
Rainton Bar Land Feature 54.847105,-4.174870
Rig of Burnfoot Hill 54.967574,-4.199804
Rig of Cairn Land Feature 54.885159,-4.142340
Rig of Craigbrack Hill 54.945963,-4.254950
River Dee or Blackwater of Dee Water 55.010898,-4.147854
Rock Pool Water 54.879086,-4.185771
Roman Camp (supposed) Historical Site 54.918564,-4.202964
Rough Loop Water 54.961760,-4.255079
Rough Point Sea 54.847323,-4.224395
Rough Point Hill Hill 54.850189,-4.221948
Round Fell Hill 55.024515,-4.297823
Roundfell Farm 55.025132,-4.323560
Sandgreen Bay Sea 54.844580,-4.221176
Sandgreen Hill Hill 54.845346,-4.213494
School School 54.886037,-4.183989
Schoolhouse (Lady Anne's School) School 54.876370,-4.183968
Scrogs of Drumruck Land Feature 54.937785,-4.222890
Seggy Neuk Land Feature 54.856108,-4.162617
Shaw Hill Hill 55.020849,-4.208988
Sheil Rig Hill 54.953174,-4.191628
Shiphowes Dwelling 54.872345,-4.149851
Shuttle Island Island 54.873876,-4.182895
Smithy (Girthon Smiddy) Smithy 54.857316,-4.173500
Sprott's Pool Water 54.888062,-4.192486
Standing Stone Stone 54.890351,-4.188551
Standing Stone Pool Water 54.890110,-4.190898
Stellage Hill Hill 54.885036,-4.180878
Stellage Hill Plantation Named Woodland 54.885036,-4.180878
Stepping Stones (Castramont Bridge) Land Feature 54.916050,-4.205854
Stey Green of Craigronald Land Feature 54.994122,-4.318594
Stone Head Land Feature 54.967465,-4.250336
Stroquhan's Pool Water 54.900264,-4.191994
Syllodioch Farm 54.851382,-4.195093
Syllodioch Wood Named Woodland 54.851382,-4.195093
Tanniefad Farm * 54.905273,-4.184526
Tanniefad Burn Water 54.909615,-4.181866
The Temple In Ruins 54.863789,-4.173951
Thorn (site of) In Ruins 54.935784,-4.209298
Thorns of Fleet Land Feature 54.978174,-4.211841
Tophill (Hilltop) Dwelling 54.845311,-4.175856
Townhead Farm 54.875181,-4.150085
Townhead Burn Water 54.885408,-4.146631
Townhead Hill Land Feature 54.882518,-4.139851
Tuphow Dwelling 54.886418,-4.160580
Upper Drumwall (Windywalls) Farm 54.882655,-4.150831
Wellees Rig Land Feature 54.999562,-4.216756
Whillan East Wood 54.872798,-4.161394
Whillan Hill Hill 54.872755,-4.163303
Whillan West Wood 54.873082,-4.168357
Whinny Hill Hill 54.889783,-4.149871
White Bay (Sandgreen) Sea 54.844605,-4.220661
White Brae Hill 54.956877,-4.213697
White Burn Water 55.023988,-4.237601
White Hill Plantation 54.869384,-4.163733
White Top of Culreoch Hill 54.945791,-4.185900
Wilton Land Feature 54.927339,-4.169312