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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LITTLE ROSS Little Ross
Little Ross
Little Ross
Thomas Ritson
James Campbell
Ainslies' Map 1820
054 [Situation] About 1 3/4 Miles S. W. [South West] of Balmae
An Island in the Mouth of Kirkcudbright Bay about 25 Chains in length 15 in breadth Its soil consists of rocky arable land and on its Summit is a [Signal] pole used as a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station. The Island is indented [round] by several small creeks or bays, and its Shore consists chiefly of rocks, portions of which are very bold and [--] precipitous. There is also on it a Lighthouse and dwelling house for Keepers, and near its Northern end is a Stone [built] tower about 20 feet in height used as a beacon.--
The Summit of this Island commands an extensive prospect of the adjacent country, a wide expanse of the Irish Sea, the Mountain ranges of Cumberland on the East, the Isle of Man on the S. S. [South South] West, and the Coast of Wigtownshire is a striking feature on the S. S. [South South] West Side. --

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