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BLACK WATER OF DEE BlacK Water of Dee
BlacK Water of Dee
BlacK Water of Dee
BlacK Water of Dee
Dee Water
John Muir Ph [Parish] Schoolmaster
William Candlish BanKer N. [New] Galloway
J. Candlish
Revd [Reverend] J. Maitland
Ainslies Map 1820
023 [Situation] Running along the west &. south of the Parish of Kells
A considerable River Running out of Loch Dee, on the Western Side of the Parish of Minnigaff and running [in] a Southerly direction (forming the boundaries betwixt divers Parishe[s)] to its influx with the Sea about 4 Miles below the Burgh of KirKcudbright at an Island Called "the Ro[?] it is navigable at high tide for Ships of a bout 600 Tons burden as far up as the Town, & for smaller Craft of 60 or 80 Tons to Tongland Bridge about 2 Mi[les] above KirKcudbright. After leaving Loch Dee &. Meandering for about 14 Miles throug[h] a Moorish destrict, it joins "Loch Ken" After which it changes its name &. is Called the River Dee untill its influx with the Sea. It is one of the largest and Most pictur[esque] Rivers in the South of Scotland, it abounds with Salmon. Trout. PiKe. &. Eels. the form[er] is remarKable for there darK Colour & much prized for their excellence. A descri[ption] of Pearl is also found in this River, but it is of very little Value. About 7 Miles below its junction with Loch Ken in an Island on its centre Stands the remains of "Thre[?] Castle" once the Strong hold of the Douglasses Lords of Galloway. From it leavi[ng] Loch Dee to its influx with Loch Ken it Meanders through the Mossy Soil which impa[rts?] a darK hue to its Water - hence its Name . -
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