In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Scares Islands like this:

Scar, Big and Little, 2 rocks, in entrance to Luce Bay, Wigtownshire.

Scares Islands through time

Scares Islands is now part of DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Scares Islands itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scares Islands, in Dumfries and Galloway and Wigtownshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21278

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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