Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Blackshope

Blackshope, a burn in the NE of Moffat parish, Dumfriesshire. It rises on White Coomb mountain; runs 3 miles southward to Moffat Water, at a point 6 miles NE of Moffat; and is well stored with trout. An eminence at its head commands a charming view.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a burn"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: Moffat Parish       Dumfries Shire County

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