OS1/10/5/64

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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
[CHANNEL OF THE RIVER NITH] five miles below the point of the aforesaid begun expansion where it attains a breadth of 24 Miles after a course of 50 miles exclusive of some minor windings And curvilineal sinuosities The Solway tides flows up to the estuary of the Ri [River] Nith with prodigious rapidity particularly when impelled by a Strong South West wind, A loud noise indicates its approach; At Glencaple Old Quay the Scene is Singularly grand and imposing and it is beautiful to see the water advancing foam-crested and with a degree of velocity equal to the speed of a swift horse. The channel of the Nith through the Sands is very variable to its confluence with the Solway Firth, the Scenery along the banks of the Nith is truly charming and captivating.

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Parish of Caerlaverock

PLan 60.12 Traces 2.3 5.6

N. Donahue May 1856

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Caerlaverock Parish, Dumfriesshire County

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