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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Little Ross, a small island of Borgue parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, at the W side of the mouth of the Dee's estuary, ¼ mile E of the headland which separates the entrance of that estuary from the entrance of Wigtown Bay. Measuring 2½ furlongs by 1, it is crowned by a lighthouse, which rises 123 feet above sea-level, and commands a magnificent view of the waters and screens of the estuary, all northward to Kirkcudbright, whilst seaward it looks across the entire breadth of Wigtown Bay, and along the Solway Firth on to its mergence with the Irish Sea. The lighthouse, built in 1843 at a cost of £8478, shows a flashing light every five seconds, visible at the distance of 18 nautical miles, and guiding the navigation of the Solway; and two towers, standing on a line with the lighthouse in a north-easterly direction, serve to guide a vessel over the bar at the mouth of the Dee into the fair way of the estuary.—Ord. Sur., sh. 5, 1857.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a small island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Borgue ScoP Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Little Ross |
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