Claim: In the 1870s Monreith Estate (also called "Milltown of Monreith") is covered about 16,000 acres (65 km), and the Monreith House is surrounded by woodlands and looks towards the White Loch of Myrton in the Mochrum area.
Evidence: Monreith was called "Milltown of Monreith" so named by the watermills driven by the waterpower of Monreith Burn. Monreith ([mɒn'ri:θ] / 'mon-REETH') is a small seaside village in the Machars, in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. Monreith House is a category A listed Georgian mansion located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the village of Port William in Mochrum parish in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.