A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Alemuir, a loch in Roberton parish, Selkirkshire, 6½ miles SW of Ashkirk. It lies in the course of the Aleriver, has a circular outline, measuring each way ¼ mile, and is, in places, 30 fathoms deep. Superstition long made it the haunt of a bloodthirsty water-kelpie, and Leyden sings:
Sad is the wail that floats o'er Alemuir's lake,
And nightly bids her gulfs unbottomed quake:
While moonbeams sailing o'er the waters blue
Reveal the frequent tinge of blood-red hue.'
(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: | Roberton ScoP Selkirkshire ScoCnty |
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