Lochans

For the water body, see loch.
Lochans
Lochans
 Lochans shown within Dumfries and Galloway
Council areaDumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy areaWigtown
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Stranraer
Postcode district DG9
Dialling code 01776-Unknown
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentDumfries and Galloway
Scottish ParliamentGalloway and Upper Nithsdale
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 54°51′59″N 5°00′48″W / 54.866389°N 5.013233°W / 54.866389; -5.013233

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

Areas Of Historic Significance

Lochans Mill in the 19th century was a small two-storey range. With walls made with stone rubble and roofed with slate.In the late 1700s this building was built as meal mill. The Wheel at the side is made from cast iron,The Wheel has six spokes and is mounted on a cast-iron axle. Which is 3.66 m (12 ft) in diameter by 1.37m (4 1⁄2 ft) wide. Evrey this inside has been removed so the is no machinery.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8904
  2. ↑ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-46670-duchra-farm-gatepiers-gates-railings-and-/osmap
  3. ↑ http://dev.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=60539
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