Volume contents
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- 90 - Carlaverock , Title Page
- 91 - Carlaverock , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKSHAW BANK | Blackshaw Bank Blackshaw Bank Blackshaw Bank |
Alexander McWilliam Robert Chalmers William Chalmers |
061 | [Situation] At Sn. [Southern] and S.En. [South Eastern] extremity of this Parish. An Extensive sand Bank Situated in the Solway Firth extending along Carlaverock Cost from the River Nith to Lochar Water. |
| SOLWAY FIRTH | Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Frith Solway Frith Solway Frith Solway Frith |
James Hunter Black's Co. [County] Maps Lloyd's Map of England Ordce. [Ordnance] 6" Map of Kirkcudbright Map in Statistical Acct. [Account] of Dumfries Genl. [General] Roy's Map of Gt. [Great] Britain Walkers Map of Scotland Johnstone's Co. [County] Map Crawford's Co. [County] Map |
060; 061; 065; 066 | A large bay projecting from the Irish Sea Eastward between England and Scotland and washing the Parish of Carlaverock on the south and South-west at which latter point the River Nith forms a long and gradually expanding estuary between Dumfries-shire and Kirkcudbrightshire also Lochar Water at the S.E. [South East] point forms a considerable estuary separating Carlaverock from Ruthwell Parish. The Solway Frith is said to measure 58 miles in length, 37 miles at its entrance and to have a maximum breadth of 19 miles and a minimum of 8 miles - and a mean breadth of about 13 miles - it is chiefly remarkable for the peculiar phenomena of its tides -- Ordinary tides rise from 10 to 12 feet Spring tides to 20 feet- |
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Parish of Carlaverock
Plan 61.11 Trace 2
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Philip Munro Pt. [Private] R.S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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.