Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK LOCH | Black Loch Black Loch |
John McBryde Farmer BalKerr by Stranraer David Donnan Flesher Stranraer |
010 | A large Loch which is long and very narrow, it runs in a direction South East and north west and is bounded on the Western Side by the pleasure grounds of Castle Kennedy Fishes of the Perch Trout, and Roach . Specie are Numerously to be found in it a few Small Streams of Surface Water runs into it on the east Side, which with its own Springs. are its Chief Supply, at the north west and there runs a canal from this loch. and by a circutous route empties itself into Loch Ryan the canal is partly an artificial one for the purpose of drawing a Supply of water for the working of two mill. the one a Bone the other a carding mill |
Continued entries/extra info
Plan 10 D Trace 5 -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith Civil Assistant 1st. Examiner -- [Page] 42
Parish of Inch
Name -- Object
Black Loch - A Loch
[Signed] Thomas Smith C A [Civilian Assistant]
6th February 1847
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 20 - Parish of Inch, OS1/35/20
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Inch.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown 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 Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.