Mochrum (Scotland)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Mochrum (Scotland)
Coordinates
W0043400 W0043400 N0544700 N0544700 (geonames )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 149379808
Wikidata: Q6887651
Library of congress: nr 97038553
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 54°47ʹ00ʺN 004°34ʹ00ʺW)
  • Mochrum, c1994:foreword (Scotland)
  • Barth. gaz. of places in Britain, 2nd ed.(Mochrum, Dumfries & Galloway, village 2m/3km N of Port William)
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Wikipedia description:

Mochrum () is a coastal civil and Church of Scotland parish situated to the east of Luce Bay on the Machars peninsula and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Wigtown and in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Galloway, Scotland. It covers 22,000 acres (8,900 ha) and is approximately 10 miles (16 km) in length and 5 miles (8.0 km) in breadth. The parish contains the eponymous village of Mochrum, as well as Port William and the clachan of Elrig.

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