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Lossiemouth (and Branderburgh), seaport town with ry. sta., Drainie par., Elginshire, at mouth of river Lossie, 5½ miles NE. of Elgin and 573 NW. of London by raft, pop. (including Branderburgh, Sea-town, and Stotfield), 3497; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the industries are chiefly connected with shipping and fishing, and in the vicinity, on Goulard Hill, are sandstone quarries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "seaport town" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
Administrative units: | Moray ScoCnty |
Place: | Lossiemouth |
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