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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGS OF NESS | Craigs of Ness Craigs of Ness Craigs of Ness Craigs of Ness Craigs of Ness |
- John Blair James Macadam Matthew Young Johnston's County Map |
052 | A deep narrow channel, which receives the water of Loch Doon at the Bridge of Ness, adjoining its point of egress from the loch - and forming the grandest natural object in the County. A bold, round, rocky hill, coated with deep-brown moss, stands at the E. [East] entrance of the glen; immediately N. [North] of this the wood & precipice begin, Consisting at first of a series of black shelving rocks, partially concealed by the thick foliage - the cliff increases in height and rugged grandeur, till, about midway, it reaches to greatest altitude in a long semicircular sweep. Steep as the wall of a house it rises from the margin of the Doon to a height of nearly 300 ft. Thick old ivy is trellised all over the face of the impending steep. Green lichens clinging to the rocks, uprooted trees hanging down into the abyss; hardy [Continued on next page] |
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