In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Little Ross like this:
Little Ross, a small island of Borgue parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, at the W side of the mouth of the Dee's estuary, ¼ mile E of the headland which separates the entrance of that estuary from the entrance of Wigtown Bay. Measuring 2½ furlongs by 1, it is crowned by a lighthouse, which rises 123 feet above sea-level, and commands a magnificent view of the waters and screens of the estuary, all northward to Kirkcudbright, whilst seaward it looks across the entire breadth of Wigtown Bay, and along the Solway Firth on to its mergence with the Irish Sea. ...
The lighthouse, built in 1843 at a cost of £8478, shows a flashing light every five seconds, visible at the distance of 18 nautical miles, and guiding the navigation of the Solway; and two towers, standing on a line with the lighthouse in a north-easterly direction, serve to guide a vessel over the bar at the mouth of the Dee into the fair way of the estuary.—Ord. Sur., sh. 5, 1857.
Little Ross through time
Little Ross is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Ross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Ross, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21961
Date accessed: 12th May 2024
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