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Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 5 - Parish of Carlaverock, OS1/10/5

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Parish of Carlaverock

Plan 61.9 Trace 4


It appears that the word Frith in the name is doubtful as regards the orthograph. In the French language the word is written Frith that is Bras de mer, i.e an arm of the Sea. Detroit in the same, implies a Straight, or Frith Also in the Latin the word aestuarium, and fretum both of which means in that language a Frith or arm of the Sea, also all the English lexicographers write it Frith, consequently the correct mode may be Solway Frith.

N Donahue

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 5 - Parish of Carlaverock, OS1/10/5

This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Carlaverock.

Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.

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