OS1/26/16/133
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR LOCH | Barr Loch (site of) |
New: Stat: Acct. [New Statistical Account] Mr. Craig. Surveyor. Col : [Colonel] McDowall. pro : [proprietor] |
015.01 | "Barr Loch is so well drained, that it has the appearance of a loch only during a heavy fall of rain in winter. In summer it waves with the most luxuriant crop of oats and hay" New Stat Acct. [New Statistical Account] For the purpose of draining this loch, about the year 1800, Mr. McDowall had an embankent made around it. James Adam, Esq W.S, [Writer to the Signet] in 1813, got the Barr Loch into his possession. He improved and strengthened the embankment, and at great expense so effectually drained the loch, that only during the winter months it is covered with water. It is now in possession of Col: [Colonel] McDowall. See Account of the drainage of Barr Loch & adjoining land by James Adam Esq: in the Highland Society's agricultural journal No.6. for further information. The embankent is shown on traces, and all the land which it encloses at one time formed the Barr Loch __ |
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[page] 133.Barr Loch - (Drained, but liable to Winter Floods)
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