Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Gatehouse-of-Fleet

Gatehouse-of-Fleet, small river-port, Girthon and Annwoth pars., Kirkcudbrightshire, on river fleet, 1½ mile from head of Fleet Bay, 6 miles SE. of Drumore sta. and 9 miles NW. of Kirkcudbright, pop. 1286; P.O., T.O., called Gatehouse; 2 Banks. Mkt.-day, Sat.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "small river-port"   (ADL Feature Type: "harbors")
Administrative units: Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty
Place names: GATEHOUSE     |     GATEHOUSE OF FLEET
Place: Gatehouse of Fleet

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