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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Kirkcudbrigght Map in Statistical Acct. [Account] of Dumfries,re [shire] 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 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.- |
| BLACKSHAW BANK | Blackshaw Bank Blackshaw Bank Blackshaw Bank |
James Hunter John Craig Samuel Milligan |
A flat expanse of Sand lying at South End of Carlaverock and extending from the Mouth of River Nith to that of Lochar Water Southward to the bed of the Solway Frith At low water, Over the whole of which the tides flow. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 89Parish of Carlaverock
Plan 60/16, -- 61/ 13.14.15 -- 66./1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.10.11.13.14.15
N.S. W[---]d
Capt. [Capt] R.Engrs. [Royal Engineers]
20th Augt. [August] 1856
Transcriber's notes
This page, being signed by a Captain, [whose name I cannot decipher], and setting out the situations in detail, would seem to be the definitive description of the Solway Firth [or Frith], from which several other entries are copied. Blackshaw Bank, however, is described in different words and the cited authorities are different.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Nora Edwards, ADobie
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