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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRTH OF CLYDE | Frith of Clyde Frith of Clyde Frith of Clyde Frith of Clyde Frith of Clyde Frith (of Clyde) Frith of Clyde Frith of Clyde Frith of Clyde Frith Frith(preferable) Frith of Clyde Frith(preferable) Firth of Clyde |
(Copy) J Stewart, Collector of Customs (at Ayr) John W. Wood Comptroller of Customs (at Ayr) Statistical Account (1842) Trinity Lighthouse chart (1839) Stevensons Lighthouse Chart for use of commissioners of Northern Lighthouses (1832) Modern English Dictionaries. Lighthouse chart (1845) Johnston's County Map Wyllies Ayrshire Streams Antologia in which firth is not to be found (signed) William Hunter L.L.D. White's Geography Imperial Dictionary has firth but only refers to Frith, shewing that the latter is preferable. Pattersons History of Ayrshire |
" After (the river Clyde) passing Dumbarton it opens up into a noble estuary four miles in " width, spreading northwards into Loch"Long, and southwards into the Frith of "Clyde, with the Isles of Bute & Cumbraes, situated at the mouth of the estuary. "Here the Clyde expands into a firth, "averaging about thirty two miles in width, and at the distance of forty-eight miles becomes identified with the North Channel." Johnston's Universal Gazeteer (London 1851) |
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[Page] 2 Parish of Girvan[Note] Altered on the plans to FIRTH
to agree with all
the other 1/2500 plans at Exm [Examiners] office.
10th Novr. 1836.
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