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Cairnyaran, a moorland ridge in Inch parish, Wigtownshire, 5¾ miles NE of Stranraer. It has two summits about 1¼ mile distant from each other, with altitudes of respectively 734 and 751 feet above sea-level; and it is crowned, within a length of 1¼ mile, by no fewer than 9 cairns.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a moorland ridge" (ADL Feature Type: "ridges") |
Administrative units: | Inch ScoP Wigtownshire ScoCnty |
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