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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANKHOURIE | Bankhourie | John Wilson n&s Sandyhills John Hyslop n&s Merse |
046 | A Large Sand bank in the north Side of the Solway Firth It lies off the farms of Preston & Mershead in the parish of Kirbean and is of an oblong Shape in the direction of East And West. It is about four miles long and is about one to one and a half broad is surface is ale Sand and is a few feet higher than the adjoining flat tract of Sands which Joins it on the Landside Its Shape and much of it main position is liable to Alteration from the Action of Stormy Spring tides. It formally extended from the mouth of the Water of Nrr to near the Channel of the River Nith its presence is extremely dangerous to the Navigation of this part of the Solway The remains os a few wrecks of Vessels are to be found on it. |
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[Page] 17Plan 46D -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst [Civilian Assistant]
Parish of Kirkbean
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Bankhourie -- A Sandbank
[signed] Thomas Smith C/a [Civilian assistant]
[signed] M. Driscoll Gossit Captain RE [Royal Engineers] Aug [August] 31. 1851
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