Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Carsethorn

Carsethorn, a coast village of Kirkbean parish, SE Kirkcudbrightshire, to the S of the entrance of Carse Bay, and 1 mile NE of Kirkbean village. A sea-wall 1¼ mile long, and in places 12 feet high, was built (1866-67) for protection of the farm of South Carse from the tide.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a coast village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Kirkbean ScoP       Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty

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