Place name near New Abbey

[pharmaT]

I am certain it is LANECROFT.
My Milligan ancestors farmed there for a number of generations.

Oh I have Milligans too.

[Gadget]

I thought it might be that at first but not enough letters and not formed like Lane.

See Reply #1

[arthurk]

Someone's research on Seatons of New Abbey here:

https://www.carsphairn.org/CarsphairnArchive/items/show/1286

(click on the page image to go to the full document)

[hmcc]

Shambellie Estate map which shows Townhead and to the left Croft ??
 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125491591

Land Tax showing Townhead and Damcroft and William Litt, proprietor -Middle Damcroft and East Damcroft.
 https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls/land-tax-rolls-1645-1831/land-tax-rolls-kirkcudbrightshire-volume-05/25
hmcc

[Neale1961]

Hi  pharmaT
I don’t think I have Seaton in my extended tree, but Milligan is a very common name in Kircudbrightshire.
John Milligan farmed at Lanecroft from about 1800.
Robert Milligan farmed at Lanecroft from about 1826 until his death in 1856.
The farm was taken over by his sons, William and Robert, who by 1871 had moved to Kelton to a larger farm.
My Milligan family were in the New Abbey – Lochrutton area (localities such as Lanecroft, Moorend, Woodhead, Cairnyard, Foreside, Merklandwell, Beeswing, etc.)  I tried to attached a map with the localities marked, but it was too big.
Most of the localities have a variety of spellings over the centuries, such as Muirend (early spelling) and Moorend (later spelling).
Lanecroft may well have had a different spelling in the 1700s. However I think "Damcroft" is a different place and is in Kirkgunzeon parish.

[pharmaT]

I have Quintan Milliagan marrying Mary Wilson in St John's Town of Dalry in 1759.

[Neale1961]

Quintan is not a familiar name in my Milligan line.

[Skoosh]

Quintin, not that uncommon in the SW.

Skoosh.