Lochans, Dumfries and Galloway

Lochans
Lochans
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway;
Lieutenancy area	Wigtown;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stranraer
Postcode district	DG9
Dialling code	01776-Unknown
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfries and Galloway;
Scottish Parliament	Galloway and Upper Nithsdale;
	List of places UK Scotland

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 (41⁄2 ft) wide. Evrey this inside has been removed so the is no machinery.^[3]

References

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[1] ttp://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8904

[2] ttp://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-46670-duchra-farm-gatepiers-gates-railings-and-/osmap

[3] ttp://dev.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=60539

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