Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dornal

Dornal, a loch on the mutual border of Colmonell parish, S Ayrshire, and Penninghame parish, NE Wigtownshire, 5¾ miles SE of Barrhill station. Lying 380 feet above sea-level, it is 5 furlongs long from E to W; varies in width between 1 and 4½ furlongs; is studded with six or seven tiny islets; contains pike and trout, the latter of from ½ lb. to 5 or 6 lbs. weight; and sends off Carrick Burn, running 2¾ miles eastward to the Cree, at a point 2 miles W by S of Bargrennan.—Ord. Sur., sh. 8,1863.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a loch"   (ADL Feature Type: "lakes")
Administrative units: Ayrshire ScoCnty       Wigtownshire ScoCnty

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