A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
Ryan, Loch, sea-loch, in NW. of Wigtownshire; is 8 miles long and from 1½ to 2 miles wide, and affords safe anchorage; on Cairn Ryan Point, E. side of loch, 5½ miles N. of Stranraer, is a lighthouse 50 ft. high, with fixed light (Loch Ryan) 46 ft. above high water and seen 12 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "sea-loch" (ADL Feature Type: "fjords") |
| Administrative units: | Wigtownshire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | LOCH RYAN | RYAN | RYAN LOCH |
| Place: | Loch Ryan |
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