Lochans
Lochans is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Lochans
Lochans
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStranraer
Postcode districtDG9
Dialling code01776-Unknown
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Lochans is a small village around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway in south-west Scotland.[1][2] In 1971 it had a population of 355.[3]

Areas of historic significance

In the 19th century, Lochans Mill was a small two-storey range. The walls are made with stone rubble and the mill roofed with slate. In the late 1700s, this building was built as meal mill. The wheel at the side is made from cast iron and has six spokes mounted on a cast-iron axle; it is 3.66 m (12 ft) in diameter by 1.37m (41⁄2 ft) wide. Everything inside the mill has been removed, so there is no machinery.[4] "Lochan" is the Gaelic word for a small loch.

Glaciology

Lochans are also used by a variety of scientists in the field of glaciology. Lochans are simply lakes, ponds or small concentrated rivers which are located on high rise glaciers or in open-wide plains. Not to be confused by tarns, kettle ponds, or truncated spurs, lochans are much more concentrated and use up a smaller area.

References

  1. ↑ "Dumfries and Galloway Council : Site of former Lochans Primary School Grounds, Main Street, LOCHANS, STRANRAER - Offers over 150,000 are invited". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Duchra Farm, Gatepiers, Gates, Railings and Boundary Walls Only (Excluding Farmhouse and Steading), Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway".
  3. ↑ "Lochans details". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ↑ http://dev.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=60539%5B%5D
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