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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH DOON | Loch Doon Loch Doon Loch Doon Loch Doon |
James Sloan Andrew Murdoch Nich. Hist. [Nicholson's History] of Galloway Page 16 (appendix) Ainslie's Map |
004 | [Situation] At the West Side of the parish of Carsphairn. A large and highly picturesque sheet of Water of about 5½ miles in length and varying from one eigth of a mile to one mile in breadth, it has numerous island nearly all of which have names, but the principal one is Called Castle Island On which Stands the ruins of an old Stronghold or Castle Called 'Loch Doon Castle' (see Description) This Lake is supplied by many Mountain Streams and Springs within itself and empties ts Surplus waters by the 'River Doon' into the Frith of Clyde. It abounds with Pike and Trout of excellent quality and Salmon ascends to it in the Spawning Season. The most part of the Eastern Margin of the Lake forms the boundary line betwixt the Counties of Ayr & Kirkcudbright. |
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 7 - Parishes of Carsphairn and Straiton, OS1/20/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Carsphairn, and Straiton.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright 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 Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.
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