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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BLACKSHAW BANK Blackshaw Bank
Blackshaw Bank
Blackshaw Bank
Mr. James Hunter Glencaple Quay
Mr. Thomas Craig of Glencaple Quay
Mr. Samuel Milligan of Glencaple Quay
060 [Situation] At the extremity of this Parish. A large and extensive tract of sand-bed extending from Lochar Mouth to the channels of the River Nith and along by Lowwater in the Solway Firth and terminating Northward at a point called Glenhowan-Scar point. It is partly within the limits of the Solway Firth and comprehends a considerable portion of the estuary of the Mouth of the River Nith. Some parts of it are nearly level others uneven the Ordinary tides of the Solway Firth flow over it and the Spring tides sometimes with great impetuosity.

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Parish of Caerlaverock

Plan 60.12 Trace 2.3 5.6

N. Donahue May 1856

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