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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH DOON | Loch Doon Loch Doon Loch Doon Loch Doon |
James Sloan Andrew Murdoch Nich. Hist. [Nicholson's History] of Galloway Page 16 (appendix) Ainslie's Map |
004 | [Situation] At the West Side of the parish of Carsphairn. A large and highly picturesque sheet of Water of about 5½ miles in length and varying from one eigth of a mile to one mile in breadth, it has numerous island nearly all of which have names, but the principal one is Called Castle Island On which Stands the ruins of an old Stronghold or Castle Called 'Loch Doon Castle' (see Description) This Lake is supplied by many Mountain Streams and Springs within itself and empties ts Surplus waters by the 'River Doon' into the Frith of Clyde. It abounds with Pike and Trout of excellent quality and Salmon ascends to it in the Spawning Season. The most part of the Eastern Margin of the Lake forms the boundary line betwixt the Counties of Ayr & Kirkcudbright. |
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