Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig, rocky island, Firth of Clyde, Dailly par., Ayrshire, 10 miles W. of Girvan, alt. 1114 ft., pop. 29; has a lighthouse 35 ft. high, with flashing right 60 ft, above high water and seen 13 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "rocky island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Dailly ScoP       Ayrshire ScoCnty
Place: Ailsa Craig

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