In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Cairnryan like this:
Cairnryan, a sea-port village in Inch parish, Wigtownshire, on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan, 5½ miles N of Stranraer. It has a post office under Stranraer, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments, an inn, a good harbour, an Established church, a Free church, and a General Assembly's school. The harbour is on a small sheltered bay, where vessels of any burden may anchor in perfect safety. The Established church (1841) is the church of Lochryan quoad sacra parish.
Cairnryan through time
Cairnryan 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 Cairnryan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cairnryan, in Dumfries and Galloway and Wigtownshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21949
Date accessed: 30th October 2024
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