Administrative unit

Corshill over Inchgall Burgh

Scottish Burgh/District

Preferred Name:
CORSHILL OVER INCHGALL
Unit Type:
Scottish Burgh/District
Status:
Burgh of Barony (1511 - not sustained)
Date created:
1511
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10358565
Authorities:
The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Notes:

"Corshill" seems to be a variant of "Crosshill", while "Inchgall" was another name for Loch Ore, the loch to the south west of Crosshill, which was drained in the 1790s but has since been re-established. (See http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=51027; http://www.benarty.org.uk/place_names.html)

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
FIFE Scottish County     The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BALLINGRY Scottish Parish   1975 The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Corshill over Inchgall Burgh through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Burgh/District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10358565

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024