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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH FERGUS | Loch Fergus Loch Fergus Loch Fergus (Site of) Loch Fergus (Site of) |
William Martin John Mure William Muir Esq John Nicholson Mr Bell |
050 | [Situation] About 7/8 mile E [East] of the town of Kirkcudbright. This name applies to an ovaloid? piece of land about 30 chains long and 8 chains broad, which until a recent period was covered with water forming a beautiful loch, said to have been of artificial origin and formed to surround and thus to strengthen the position of Fergus Lord of Galloway which stood on palace Island when the loch existed it surrounded two Islands which still bear the names of Palace [Isle] and Stable Isle. The whole of the water has been drained away and the land is fast becoming a fertile Meadow the water line is still very traceable. |
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