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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DAW POINT | Daw Point Daw Point Daw Point |
William Gibson William McDowall William Todd |
031 | [Situation] About 1 3/8 miles SW by W [South West by West] of Logan House. A point of rocks on the sea Coast used as a Seat by fishermen whilst Angling. |
MULL OF LOGAN | Mull of Logan. Mull of Logan. Mull of Logan. Mull of Logan. |
William Gibson. John Milroy. Ainslies Map of 1782. Royal Engrs [Engineers] Map 1819. |
031 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 miles WSW [West South West] of Logan House. A tolerable large & Elevated headland on the most North Western point of Logan Estate, the Surface of which with the exception of Sea Shore is all arable land, on it is a Beacon erected by Col. [Colonel] McDowall of Logan, which Serves the twofold purposes of a Cattle [shade] & a mark for navigators entering Port Logan harbour. The two [ends] of this building also the N. W.[North West] side is rising about 40 or 50 feet above the Surface, it is loop holed, the Top & resembles a Castle at a Considerable distance. |
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page 81 Daw Point
87 Mull of Logan
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