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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 |
Alexander McWilliam Robert Chalmers William Chalmers |
061 | [Situation] At Sn. [Southern] and S.En. [South Eastern] extremity of this Parish. An Extensive sand Bank Situated in the Solway Firth extending along Carlaverock Cost from the River Nith to Lochar Water. |
| SOLWAY FIRTH | Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Firth Solway Frith Solway Frith Solway Frith Solway Frith |
James Hunter Black's Co. [County] Maps Lloyd's Map of England Ordce. [Ordnance] 6" Map of Kirkcudbright Map in Statistical Acct. [Account] of Dumfries Genl. [General] Roy's Map of Gt. [Great] Britain Walkers Map of Scotland Johnstone's Co. [County] Map Crawford's Co. [County] Map |
060; 061; 065; 066 | A large bay projecting from the Irish Sea Eastward between England and Scotland and washing the Parish of Carlaverock on the south and South-west at which latter point the River Nith forms a long and gradually expanding estuary between Dumfries-shire and Kirkcudbrightshire also Lochar Water at the S.E. [South East] point forms a considerable estuary separating Carlaverock from Ruthwell Parish. The Solway Frith is said to measure 58 miles in length, 37 miles at its entrance and to have a maximum breadth of 19 miles and a minimum of 8 miles - and a mean breadth of about 13 miles - it is chiefly remarkable for the peculiar phenomena of its tides -- Ordinary tides rise from 10 to 12 feet Spring tides to 20 feet- |
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[Page] 88Parish of Carlaverock
Plan 61.11 Trace 2
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Philip Munro Pt. [Private] R.S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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