Where is Upper Auchenvey in Kirkcudbrightshire.

[Hendo]

Hi fellow researchers
According to an OPR Births from 1752, the birth place is listed as Upper Auchenvey in the parish of Parton.  I have perused many maps trying to locate upper Auchenvey but can only locateAuchenvey Plantation, a farm called Auchenvey, Auchenvey Hill & Auchenvey Burn.  However, despite spending hours scouring numerous maps with various publication dates, I have been so far unsuccessful.  This is the link to one map that I viewed (https://maps.nls.uk/view/74427638#zoom=6&lat=6911&lon=2941&layers=BT).  Am I missing the obvious?  Please help.
Best regards
Hendo

[Kay99]

Scotlands Places lists Upper Auchenvey but doesn't give a description of what it was and groups it with Auchenvey
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01pgw/   

Could it have disappeared by the time the map was published 100 years after the baptism??   I note there is the ruins of Nether Auchenvey to the north east

Kay

[Skoosh]

So if there was a Nether at some time, it's been large enough to split, the present Auchinvey will have been Upper Auchinvey. Saved lawyers from being confused! & Rootschatters? 

Skoosh.

[Gadget]

It looks to me as if  Upper Auchenveney might have been consumed by the forestry  - a plantation to the W of Auchenvey itself is shown on the OS map.

My ancestors came from that area and some of their earlier farms do not show. 


Gadget

Add - Try looking at the 25 ins to mile maps

[Forfarian]

Could Upper Auchenvey have just lost the 'Upper' when Nether Auchenvey became a ruin?

[Gadget]

It might well have. I've driven along that road a few times - beware  of partridges n the autumn !

[Gadget]

There's this ref:

https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/kirkcudbrightshire-os-name-books-1848-1851/kirkcudbrightshire-volume-61/46

It refers to being on Ainsley's map.

[Gadget]

... a bit more 

It's listed between Auchenvey and Auchenvey Burn , so it would be to the South of Auchenvey, I think

[Gadget]

Description - can't make it out as my eyes are playing up

?' a Rocky heathery pasture .....'

Add - Other Google refs refer to the 'Wilson's farm'