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Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire
This book is a detailed history of the Scottish counties of Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. The author provides an overview of the region's history, including its geology, industry, and culture. The book also includes information on the notable people who lived in the region and their contributions to Scottish history. This book is an essential resource for those interested in the history of Scotland. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Wigtown and Whithorn
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Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire The word shire is of Old English origin and meant office, charge, administration. The Norman Conquest introduced the word county - through French from the Latin comitatus, Which in mediaeval document's desig nates the shire. C ounty is the district ruled by a count, the king's comes, the equivalent of the older English term earl. This system of local administration entered Scotland as part of the anglo-norman influence that strongly affected our country after the year 1100. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Historic Wigtown
Situated in what now seems a remote corner of south-west Scotland, Wigtown was once an important county town. With its harbour and location at the lowest fording point of the River Cree, Wigtown was at one time part of a major network of land and sea routes, including a pilgrim route to Whithorn. The layout of the town is notable for its large market square, a reflection of its importance in the cattle trade in the medieval period. The town achieved burgh status in the thirteenth century, by which time it was an important trading centre, and the present arrangement of streets and burgage plots dates to this time. Today the principal access route is from the north, rather than through the Eas...
Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and Minnigaff, 1684 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and Minnigaff, 1684 The author of The Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway, Vol. II., p. 139, refers to the extreme leniency exercised by the Curates in their reports. A Summary is appended showing the apparent number of persons over 12 years of age, and the very small number reported as irregular or recusant. (appendix I.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
